Bayou and Floodplain

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Difference between Bayou and Floodplain

Bayou vs. Floodplain

In usage in the United States, a bayou (or, from Cajun French) is a body of water typically found in a flat, low-lying area, and can be either an extremely slow-moving stream or river (often with a poorly defined shoreline), or a marshy lake or wetland. A floodplain or flood plain is an area of land adjacent to a stream or river which stretches from the banks of its channel to the base of the enclosing valley walls, and which experiences flooding during periods of high discharge.

Similarities between Bayou and Floodplain

Bayou and Floodplain have 3 things in common (in Unionpedia): Braided river, Oxbow lake, Stream.

Braided river

A braided river, or braided channel, consists of a network of river channels separated by small, and often temporary, islands called braid bars or, in British usage, aits or eyots.

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Oxbow lake

An oxbow lake is a U-shaped lake that forms when a wide meander from the main stem of a river is cut off, creating a free-standing body of water.

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Stream

A stream is a body of water with surface water flowing within the bed and banks of a channel.

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Bayou and Floodplain Comparison

Bayou has 47 relations, while Floodplain has 47. As they have in common 3, the Jaccard index is 3.19% = 3 / (47 + 47).

References

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