flood plain
- n a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding
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- Eastern Iowa ready to fight the next flood?
People and property along the Cedar and Iowa rivers are nearly as vulnerable to a big flood now as they were in June of 2008, experts say. “We have hardened and flood-proofed a lot of buildings in the flood plain, but given rainfall like we had in the spring of 2008, the water is still [...]
June 12, 2013 - The Gazette - Linkage: Parts Of JFK Are Actually Nice; Beware Bushwick's Illegal Rents
· New FEMA maps put twice as many New Yorkers, buildings in flood plain · Bleecker Street hangout of the Yippies for 40 years faces foreclosure · Photographer captures gritty, industrial Willets Point before it's razed · NYC's airports...
June 10, 2013 - Curbed New York - After Sandy, a new threat: soaring flood insurance - NBC40.net
TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) - Federal authorities have been issuing a sobering warning to thousands of homeowners still struggling to recover from Superstorm Sandy: Raise your homes above the flood plain or face soaring insurance costs.
June 9, 2013 - NBC40 South Jersey