Riparian Zone

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-024349

1. The border or banks of a stream. Although this term is sometimes used interchangeably with floodplain, the riparian zone is generally regarded as relatively narrow compared to a floodplain. The duration of flooding is generally much shorter, and the timing less predictable, in a riparian zone than in a river floodplain.

2. The border or banks of a stream. Although this term is sometimes used interchangeably with flood plain, the riparian zone is generally regarded as relatively narrow compared to a flood plain. The duration of flooding is generally much shorter, and the timing less predictable, in a riparian zone than in a river flood plain.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-ENV-024349
Field	Environment
Subject	Water
References	Sediment Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Glossary; Urban Watershed Management Research Terminology; Wet Weather Flow Glossary

Record as JSON

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-024349",
  "term": "Riparian Zone",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The border or banks of a stream. Although this term is sometimes used interchangeably with floodplain, the riparian zone is generally regarded as relatively narrow compared to a floodplain. The duration of flooding is generally much shorter, and the timing less predictable, in a riparian zone than in a river floodplain.\n\n2. The border or banks of a stream. Although this term is sometimes used interchangeably with flood plain, the riparian zone is generally regarded as relatively narrow compared to a flood plain. The duration of flooding is generally much shorter, and the timing less predictable, in a riparian zone than in a river flood plain.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Sediment Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Glossary",
    "Urban Watershed Management Research Terminology; Wet Weather Flow Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/riparian-zone/"
}

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