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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Twisting through the bottomland was a sparkling stream that emptied into Indiana’s largest reservoir, Lake Monroe.
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Thomas Weddle, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025
Congaree National Park South Carolina Congaree National Park in South Carolina is best known for its large collection of old-growth, bottomland hardwood trees.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 14 Apr. 2025
Most worked on farms — including harvesting potatoes on about 2,000 acres of Missouri River bottomland.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2025
Often, deer that bed in flatter creek or river bottomlands bed close to the water.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
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Thomas Weddle, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025
Congaree National Park South Carolina Congaree National Park in South Carolina is best known for its large collection of old-growth, bottomland hardwood trees.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 14 Apr. 2025
Most worked on farms — including harvesting potatoes on about 2,000 acres of Missouri River bottomland.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2025
Often, deer that bed in flatter creek or river bottomlands bed close to the water.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Bottomland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bottomland. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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bottomland
noun
bot·tom·land
ˈbät-əm-ˌland
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