Lynches River
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Lynches River, named for Thomas Lynch, Jr., signer of the Declaration of Independence, rises in North Carolina near Waxhaw, North Carolina, at about 700 feet elevation, flowing only a short distance t
Lynches River in the coastal plain near Scranton, South Carolina
Lynches River in winter, Johnsonville, South Carolina
Floodplain
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A floodplain or flood plain or bottomlands is an area of land adjacent to a river. Floodplains stretch from the banks of a river channel to the base of the enclosing valley, and experience flooding du
Lynches River
…which features nature trails, an elevated canopy walk, a splash pad, geocaching, canoeing, and standards-based environmental education programs. As the floodplain widens, the riversides become forested with tupelo, bald cypress, red maple, and other water-loving vegetation. The uplands from Effingham to Johnsonville…
Paraná River floodplain, at its confluence with the headstream of the Paranaíba (on the right) and the Verde River, near Panorama, Brazil
A floodplain after a one-in-10-year flood on the Isle of Wight
Gravel floodplain of a glacial river near the Snow Mountains in Alaska, 1902
The Laramie River meanders across its floodplain in Albany County, Wyoming, 1949