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Flood-meadow

Land adjacent to a river subject to seasonal flooding From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Flood-meadow
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A flood-meadow (or floodmeadow) is an area of grassland or pasture beside a river, subject to seasonal flooding.[1] Flood-meadows are distinct from water-meadows in that the latter are artificially created and maintained, with flooding controlled[2] on a seasonal and even daily basis.

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Flood-meadow near Hohenau an der March
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The same meadow in spring
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Examples

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Kasari flood-meadow in early spring. Matsalu National Park, Estonia

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