Why We Need to Restore Floodplains

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Source: American Rivers

Small, regular floods that inundate riverside floodplains are essential to a river’s health and provide a wide variety of benefits to wildlife, fish, and people.

When we manage rivers wisely, we can keep communities safe and enjoy all of the benefits healthy rivers provide.

Restoring floodplains to give rivers more room to accommodate large floods is the best way to keep communities safe. Giving rivers more room provides a number of other benefits, including clean water; open space for agriculture, recreation and trails, and habitat for fish and wildlife.