Many floodplains have also been converted to croplands.

So, when did these huge impact Basins get flooded ?

choose outdoor sites carefully, avoiding flood prone or poorly drained land

This could cause serious damage on the flood-prone land occupied by numerous families.

Flood Plain Mapping – Develop new flood plain maps with projections that anticipate changes in the intensity and duration of future precipitation

During the rainy season. the X-Ray Tetra return to the flood-lands to spawn.

During the rainy season, the x-ray tetra return to the flood-lands to spawn

In part, this land is cultivated as grassland because it is impossible to cultivate other things (floodplain, too poor or too shallow land).

With 50% of their area consisting of floodplains, they are an environment rich in plant species, some of which are vulnerable.

The potential for flood damage is high where there is development on low-lying, flood-prone lands.

And more climate-change refugees fleeing uninhabitable tropical regions, coasts and low-lying island nations.

The money went right into the Swamp – particularly the Northern Virginia, military-industrial lowlands.

The money went right into the Swamp — particularly the Northern Virginia, military-industrial lowlands.

Too many families have settled in floodplains along the Niger River and must be relocated, says the government.

Public Safety Canada will finalize floodplain mapping guidelines to support flood mapping in Canada and help inform flood mitigation efforts.