- backswamp
- A flood-plain landform. Extensive, marshy or swampy, depressed areas of flood plains between natural levees and valley sides or terraces.Compare: valley flat.HP
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flood-plain landforms — A variety of constructional and erosional features produced by stream channel migration and flooding, e.g., backswamp, braided stream, flood plain splay, meander, meander belt, meander scroll, oxbow lake, and natural levee. HP … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
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valley flat — A generic term for the low or relatively level ground lying between valley walls and bordering a stream channel; especially the small plain at the bottom of a narrow, steep sided valley. The term can be generally applied noncommittally to a… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
