
Washland or washes are areas of land adjacent to rivers which are deliberately flooded at times when the rivers are high, to avoid flooding in residential or important agricultural areas. They often provide for overwintering wildfowl, and several include important nature reserves.
Examples of washlands include:
* The
Ouse Washes of Cambridgeshire and Norfolk
* The
Nene Washes of Cambridgeshire
References
Landforms
Flood control
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