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As you know Active floodplain is an area alongside a lake, stream or other body of water that is periodically flooded, ranging from rare, severe storm events to flows experienced several times a year.
Whereas,
Old floodplain is opposite to active floodplain its is only flooded when there is heavy monsoon rainfall and are covered with old alluvium (alluvium deposited in the past).
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe narrow strip of land on both sides of the river is called the active flood plain area. It is locally known as 'bet' land. It is inundated almost everyear. Means it is flooded with water every year. at the end of the rainy season, it is marked with dry and braided channels rich in alluvium ... Ty
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∙ 10y agoWell, the deposition of old alluvium (silt, gravel and sand deposited by a river) and erosion forms an old flood plain.
An active flood plain is a narrow strip of land along both sides of a river.
big bro
it is meander and scars and it is a piece of land with low frequency of floods and this land can not be used for agriculture
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Does thame river have a flood plain?
there is 896 square kms of flood plain
Flat plain formed by river deposits during time of flood?
flood plain
Elevated ridges along the flood plain are known as?
Leeves
Why is flood plain more suited to human habituation compared to mountains?
Flood plains are usually level and fertile due to the nutrient rich sediment that occasionally covers the ground. As to habitation, the risk of flood damage to property (and possibly loss of life) must be considered before building on a flood plain.
What is a flat and wide land?
The flat, wide area along a river is called its flood plain. This is sometimes part of a larger area called the alluvial plain, which formed as the river shifted over time and deposited soil when it flooded.
What is an old flood plain?
The definition for a flood plain is, flat land near the edges of rivers made by floods.
The flat-lying area surrounding a river channel is?
The flood plain
What part of a river would you have best luck growing food?
The flood plain. Delta
What is an example of a UK floodplain?
There are two examples of flood Plain which are as follows:Active Flood Plain.Old Flood Plain.
Does thame river have a flood plain?
there is 896 square kms of flood plain
A sentence for flood plain?
I live in a flood plain, along with many others.
Flat plain formed by river deposits during time of flood?
flood plain
Why does York flood?
York is situated on a flood plain
What can the community do to prevent flood?
Move out of the flood plain.
What is a wide valley through which a river flows?
a canyon, gorge or vale
The silt that a river leaves at its mouth forms a lowland called a?
It is a flood plain.
Why does it flood in Centralia Wa?
Simply put: Because Centralia is built on a flood plain. A better question would be: Why did people build on a flood plain?
