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Estuary vs Floodplain - What's the difference?

estuary | floodplain |

As nouns the difference between estuary and floodplain

is that estuary is coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge while floodplain is an alluvial plain that may or may not experience occasional or periodic flooding.

estuary

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Noun

(estuaries)
  • Coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge.
  • An ocean inlet also fed by fresh river water.

    • Derived terms

    * Estuary English

    floodplain

    English

    Noun

    (flood plain) (en noun)
  • (geography) An alluvial plain that may or may not experience occasional or periodic flooding.

    • See also

    * alluvial plain