bottomland
noun
bot·tom·land
ˈbä-təm-ˌland 
: low-lying land along a watercourse
—often used in plural
the fertile bottomlands
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Crews have been scattering millions of seeds of native plants to restore vegetation on 2,200 acres of reservoir bottomlands that were underwater for generations.
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Congaree National Park, South Carolina Congaree National Park is home to the largest intact expanse of old-growth bottomland hardwood forest in the southeastern U.S.
—Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
The national park protects the largest intact old-growth bottomland hardwood forest in the Southeast, with stands of 500-year-old bald cypress trees, loblolly pines that stretch 165 feet in the air, and towering elm, oaks, tupelos, and sweet gums.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2024
But the narrow valley with a meandering river threading its way along the bottomlands was also determined to be a good place to bring electricity to Siskiyou County and other parts of Northern California and Southern Oregon.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 22 June 2024
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Congaree National Park, South Carolina Congaree National Park is home to the largest intact expanse of old-growth bottomland hardwood forest in the southeastern U.S.
—Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
The national park protects the largest intact old-growth bottomland hardwood forest in the Southeast, with stands of 500-year-old bald cypress trees, loblolly pines that stretch 165 feet in the air, and towering elm, oaks, tupelos, and sweet gums.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2024
But the narrow valley with a meandering river threading its way along the bottomlands was also determined to be a good place to bring electricity to Siskiyou County and other parts of Northern California and Southern Oregon.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 22 June 2024
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bottomland
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bot·tom·land
ˈbät-əm-ˌland
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