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alluvial plain

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A level or gently sloping tract or a slightly undulating land surface produced by extensive deposition of alluvium, usually adjacent to a river that periodically overflows its banks; it may be situated on a flood plain, a delta, or an alluvial fan. (Source: BJGEO)

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http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/aliss_scripts/concept/10170

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