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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