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floodplain

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Geomorfoloogia terminibaas

ID 464315 Last modified 07.07.2023
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Domain stream or fluvial landforms
  • jõe sängiga piirnev jõesetetest tasandik oru põhjas, mis on kujunenud jõe looklemise tagajärjel ja mida suurvesi perioodiliselt üle ujutab
  • alluvial plain or area of land adjacent to a river that stretches from the banks of its channel to the base of the enclosing valley walls and experiences flooding during periods of high discharge; formed due to meandering of a river

Limnoloogia sõnastik

ID 459028 Last modified 16.04.2024
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Domain geomorphologylimnology
lamm preferred
  • suurvee poolt üleujutatav osa jõeorust
  • land alongside a stream which is flooded when the streamflow exceeds the water-carrying capacity of the channel
  • terreno adyacente a una corriente de agua que se inunda sólo cuando el caudal es mayor que la capacidad máxima del cauce
  • partie d’une vallée, extérieure au lit principal mais contiguë à celui-ci, qui n’est submergée que lorsque le débit du cours d’eau excède la capacité de débit du lit principal
  • Uferbereich eines Fließgewässers, der von unterschiedlichen Wasserständen (Hochwasser, Niedrigwasser) geprägt ist
  • земли долины реки, затопляемые только тогда, когда сток в реке превышает пропускную способность русла
lamm preferred
jõeluht
flood plain preferred
UK
floodplain
US
flood land
floodland
Flussaue preferred
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