Preferred Term
FLOODPLAINS
Scope Note
The relatively flat portions of river valleys adjacent to the river channel which are generally covered with water when the river overflows its banks
Hierarchy
03 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Broader Terms
LAND FORMS AND ECOSYSTEMS
LANDFORMS
Related Terms
DELTAS
FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
URI
http://metadata.un.org/thesaurus/1002394
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Language Equivalents
ar
السهول الفيضانية
zh
洪泛区
en
FLOODPLAINS
fr
PLAINES ALLUVIALES
ru
Поймы
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LLANURAS ALUVIALES