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flood plain

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-001001

In hydrologic terms, the portion of a river valley that has been inundated by the river during historic floods.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-001001
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-001001",
  "term": "flood plain",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "In hydrologic terms, the portion of a river valley that has been inundated by the river during historic floods.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/flood-plain/"
}

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