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Riverplain

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alluviumnounsoil, clay, silt or gravel deposited by flowing water, as it slows, in a river bed, delta, estuary or flood plain
callownoun(obsolete) (ornithology) A young bird which has not developed feathers yet; a nestling.
river bottomnounThe lowest part of a river, where the water meets the ground below.
river banknounAlternative form of riverbank. [A sloped side of a river acting as a barrier between the water and level ground to either side.]
bottomlandnoun(chiefly US) Flat land along a river, lying a few feet above normal high water, naturally fertile, and often consisting of alluvial deposits.
stream bednounAlternative form of streambed. [A channel through which a stream flows or used to flow.]
plainnounAn expanse of land with relatively low relief and few trees, especially a grassy expanse.
alveusnoun(rare, now usually law) The bed or channel of a river, especially when the river flowing in its natural or ordinary course; (also) the trough of the sea.
washlandnounAny land that is flooded by a river from time to time.
mudflatnounA muddy expanse of flat land, especially such land as a riverbed exposed at low tide.
bottomnounThe lowest part of anything.
proluviumnoun(geology) A sediment at the foot of a slope, typically of fractured rock, carried by an occasional torrent
rodhamnounA bank of silt on the bed of a dried-up river
warpnoun(uncountable) The state, quality, or condition of being twisted, physically or mentally:
floodbanknounSynonym of levee.
ravinenounA deep narrow valley or gorge in the earth's surface worn by running water.
runwaynoun(aviation) A section of land, usually paved, for airplanes to land on or take off from.
streamsidenounThe land bordering a stream.
creek bednounThe bed of a creek.
sloughnounThe skin shed by a snake or other reptile.

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