Flood-meadow

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.

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
*Prairie
*Water-meadow
*Wet meadow


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