water meadow
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
water meadow (plural water meadows)
In technical usage, a distinction is made between water-meadows and flood meadows or floodplain meadows. Flood meadows are naturally subject to seasonal flooding from a river,[1] whereas water meadows are artificially created and maintained, with flooding controlled[2] on a seasonal or even daily basis.
In lay usage however "water-meadow" may be used more loosely to mean any level grassland beside a river.
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