FLOOD-MEADOW

A 'flood-meadow' (or 'floodmeadow') is an area of grassland or pasture beside a river, subject to seasonal flooding. Flood-meadows are distinct from water-meadows in that the latter are artificially created and maintained, with flooding controlled on a seasonal and even daily basis.

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Examples

★ Angel & Greyhound Meadow, Oxford

★ Christ Church Meadow, Oxford

★ Mill Meadows, Henley-on-Thames

★ Port Meadow, Oxford

See also

★ Coastal plain

★ Field

★ Flooded grasslands and savannas

★ Grassland

★ Meadow

★ Pasture

★ Plain

★ Plateau

★ Prairie

★ Savanna

★ Steppe

★ Water-meadow

★ Wet meadow

★ Veld