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flood plain
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flood plain

Any normally dry land that is susceptible of being covered by water from any natural source.



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Wendy Blackwell, Santa Fe's floodplain administrator, recently was named Floodplain Manager of the Year by the New Mexico Floodplain Managers Association.
The floodplain at Preston Farm is currently defended with a floodbank and this will be abandoned, allowing the land to inundate naturally from the Tees during periods of heavy rainfall and high flows.
RSPB Cymru has been handed a huge chunk of cash to restore a floodplain marsh in the Dyfi valley.
 
 
 
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