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Summary
river's floodplain be 2 flat
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relatively 1
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relatively 1 degree
2 triples in cluster
floodplain be flat 1
floodplain be a flat level area 1
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  • SRC Although a floodplain has a general downhill slope consistent with the overall stream gradient , a floodplain is relatively flat .
  • SRC As the river moves onto flatter ground , the stream erodes the outer edges of its banks to carve a floodplain , which is a flat level area surrounding the stream channel ( figure 26 ) .