Flood-meadow
A flood-meadow 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
Austria:Bosnia and Herzegovina:
- List of [karst polje in Bosnia and Herzegovina]
- Emajõe flood-meadow
- Kasari, Matsalu National Park
Ireland:
United Kingdom:
- Angel & [Greyhound Meadow, Oxford]
- Christchurch [Meadows, Reading|Christchurch Meadows], Reading
- Christ [Church Meadow, Oxford|Christ Church Meadow], Oxford
- Mill Meadows, Henley-on-Thames
- Port Meadow, Oxford
- Mottey Meadows, Staffordshire
- Riverside Park, St Neots, Cambridgeshire