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Riparian forest

A Riparian forest is a forested area of land adjacent to a body of water such as a river River

A river is a large natural waterway [i]. ... 

, stream Stream

A stream, brook, beck, burn or creek, is a body of water with a detectable current [i] ... 

, pond Pond

A pond is a body of water smaller than a lake [i]. However the difference between a pond and a lake is ... 

, lake Lake

A lake is a body of water or other liquid of considerable size surrounded by land.... 

, marshland Marsh

In geography [i], a marsh is a type of wetland [i], featuring grass [i]es, rush [i]es, ... 

, estuary Estuary

An estuary is a mouth of a river [i] with a triangle form, semi-enclosed coastal [i] body of water [i] w ... 

, canal Canal

Canals are man-made waterway [i]s, usually connecting existing lake [i]s, river [i]s, or ocean [i]s. ... 

, playa Playa

Playa, also known as alkali flat or sabkha, is a dry lakebed, generally the shore of, ... 

 or reservoir Water reservoir

A reservoir is, most broadly, anything used for storage [i] of large amounts of a liquid [i], which can ... 

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A Riparian forest is a forested area of land adjacent to a body of water such as a river River

A river is a large natural waterway [i]. ... 

, stream Stream

A stream, brook, beck, burn or creek, is a body of water with a detectable current [i] ... 

, pond Pond

A pond is a body of water smaller than a lake [i]. However the difference between a pond and a lake is ... 

, lake Lake

A lake is a body of water or other liquid of considerable size surrounded by land.... 

, marshland Marsh

In geography [i], a marsh is a type of wetland [i], featuring grass [i]es, rush [i]es, ... 

, estuary Estuary

An estuary is a mouth of a river [i] with a triangle form, semi-enclosed coastal [i] body of water [i] w... 

, canal Canal

Canals are man-made waterway [i]s, usually connecting existing lake [i]s, river [i]s, or ocean [i]s. ... 

, playa Playa

Playa, also known as alkali flat or sabkha, is a dry lakebed, generally the shore of, ... 

 or reservoir Water reservoir

A reservoir is, most broadly, anything used for storage [i] of large amounts of a liquid [i], which can ... 

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Etymology


The term riparian Riparian zone

Riparian zone is the interface between land and a flowing surface water body.... 

 technically only refers to areas adjacent to flowing bodies of water such as rivers, streams, sloughs Slough



Slough is a town and unitary authority [i] in Berkshire [i] in the South East England [i] region... 

, and estuaries. The terms riparian forest and riparian zone have come to include areas adjacent to those non-flowing water bodies such as ponds, lakes, playas and reservoirs.

Characteristics


Riparian forests are subject to frequent innundation Flood

A flood is an overflow of water [i], an expanse of water submerging land, a deluge. ... 

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Riparian forests help control sediment Sediment

Sediment is any particulate matter that can be transported by fluid flow and which eventually is deposit... 

, reduce the damaging effects of flooding and aid in stabilizing stream banks.

See also

  • Riparian Riparian zone

    Riparian zone is the interface between land and a flowing surface water body.... 

  • Riparian strips Riparian zone

    Riparian zone is the interface between land and a flowing surface water body.... 

  • Bosque Bosque

    Bosque is the name for areas of riparian forest [i] found along the flood plain [i]s of stream and river ... 



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