Backswamp definitions

Backswamp

In geology backswamp is the section of a floodplain where deposits of fine silts and clays settle after a flood. Backswamps usually lie behind a stream`s natural levees. ...
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backswamp

The section of a floodplain where deposits of fine silts and clays settle after a flood. Backswamps usually lie behind a stream's natural levees.
Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/22291

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Backswamp

The marshy area of a flood plain at some distance beyond and lower than the natural levees that confine the river.
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Backswamp

Marshy low lying area in a stream's floodplain. Commonly found behind levees.
Found on http://www.physicalgeography.net/physgeoglos/b.html

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