| |- | |- | |- | |- | |- | |- | |- | |} A floodplain, or flood plain, is flat or nearly flat land adjacent to a stream or river that experiences occasional or periodic flooding. It includes the floodway, which consists of the stream channel and adjacent areas that carry flood flows, and the flood fringe, which are areas covered by the flood, but which don't experience a strong current. Formation Floodplains are formed in two ways: by erosion; and by aggradation. An erosional floodplain is creat… (More on Floodplain)