Flood-meadow
A flood-meadow (or floodmeadow) is an area of grassland or pasture beside a river, subject to seasonal flooding. Flood-meadows are distinct from water-meadows in that the latter are artificially created and maintained, with flooding controlled on a seasonal and even daily basis. Examples Austria: Hohenau an der March Bosnia and Herzegovina: List of karst polje in Bosnia and Herzegovina Estonia: Emajõe flood-meadow Kasari, Matsalu National Park Finland: Mattholmsfladan, Pargas Levänluhta, Isokyrö Ireland: Shannon Callows United Kingdom: Angel & Greyhound Meadow, Oxford Christchurch Meadows, Reading Christ Church Meadow, Oxford Mill Meadows, Henley-on-Thames Port Meadow, Oxford Mottey Meadows, Staffordshire Riverside Park, St Neots, Cambridgeshire References See also Coastal plain Field Flooded grasslands and savannas Plain Prairie Riparian zone Wet meadow Floodplain Berm Riparian zone Meadows Rivers Environmental terminology Water and the environment