A flood-meadow (or floodmeadow) is an area of grassland or pasture beside a river, subject to seasonal flooding.[1] Flood-meadows are distinct from water-meadows in that the latter are artificially created and maintained, with flooding controlled[2] on a seasonal and even daily basis.
Examples
Austria:
Bosnia and Herzegovina:
Estonia:
- Emajõe flood-meadow
- Kasari, Matsalu National Park
Finland:
Ireland:
United Kingdom:
- Angel & Greyhound Meadow, Oxford
- Christchurch Meadows, Reading
- Christ Church Meadow, Oxford
- Mill Meadows, Henley-on-Thames
- Port Meadow, Oxford
- Mottey Meadows, Staffordshire[2]
- Riverside Park, St Neots, Cambridgeshire
References
- ^ Huhta, Ari‐Pekka, Rautio, Pasi (2014). Flood meadows in Finland - their development during the past century. Nordic Journal of Botany 32 (6): 858–70
- ^ a b Emma Rothero, Sophie Lake, David Gowing, eds. Floodplain Meadows – Beauty and Utility: A Technical Handbook Archived 2022-12-24 at the Wayback Machine (Floodplain Meadows Partnership; 2016)
See also
- Coastal plain
- Field
- Flooded grasslands and savannas
- Plain
- Prairie
- Riparian zone
- Wet meadow
- Floodplain
- Berm
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