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flood basin

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flood basin [′fləd ‚bās·ən]
(geology)
The tract of land actually submerged during the highest known flood in a specific region.
The flat, wide area lying between a low, sloping plain and the natural levee of a river.


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Some maintain they want a say about what's filmed at the sprawling San Fernando Valley flood basin.
Most of the area released is underlain by tertiary sediments and granite, is within a restricted forest area or is in a hydro electricity dam flood basin and is therefore not of interest to the Company.
There will be a landscaped area for community events and a 12-acre flood basin that can be used for soccer and football.
 
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