| I could see across the flood plain towards rivers of blue glacial ice cascading down from the flanks of distant mountains. |
| The bypass will also cut across the flood plain of the river, effectively forming a dam to natural drainage. |
| Lastly the Holocene deposits that occur under Belfast were mainly deposited on the flood plain of the River Lagan. |
| According to the RSPB, the River Earn is cut off from its natural flood plain by earth embankments protecting agricultural land. |
| This area is a flood plain but the blocked drainage channels are taking a long time to clear. |
| The height of the diversionary structure will allow water exceeding a two-year flood stage to flow onto an adjacent flood plain. |
