What is Floodplain?
[[File:Flood plain at Garpin - geograph.org.uk - 234938.jpg|thumb|When a flood plain is not flooded it may be good farmland]] A '''floodplain''' is the flat area around a river that is covered in times of flood. A floodplain is a very fertile area due to the rich alluvium (fine sediment) deposited by floodwaters. This makes floodplains a good place for agriculture. A build-up of alluvium on the banks of a river can create [[levee]]s, which raise the riverbank. {{geo-stub}} [[Category:Wetlands]] [[Category:Landforms]] [[Category:Waterways]] [[Category:Flood control]]