: low-lying land along a watercourse—often used in plural
the fertile bottomlands
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Recent Examples on the WebHistoric hideouts aside, the park is home to the largest remaining tract of old-growth bottomland hardwood forest. Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 11 Aug. 2022 To have vast acreage of both bottomland hardwoods and upland timberland that’s in production, is very appealing.al, 18 Aug. 2022 Long-term plans call for wetland restoration to return the land to its natural bottomland hardwood forest. Lee Roop | Lroop@al.com, al, 8 July 2022 Thick with sycamores, oaks, and sweet pecans, bottomland forests like these can then support migratory birds, from the endangered Bachman’s warbler to the recovering bald eagle. W. Hodding Carter, Outside Online, 29 June 2011 Fish in their pond, hike the piney trails, or lounge in your hammock among the trees before checking out the park and its 26,276 acres of intact old growth bottomland hardwood forest. Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 19 May 2021 This 400-acre preserve features plants native to the Chesapeake region and includes five miles of trails through meadows, forest and bottomland.Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2022 In general, the Savannah River has two different types of terrain: upland pines and bottomland hardwood. Doug Johnson, Ars Technica, 13 Dec. 2021 The benches and picnic tables are built to handle the flooding expected in this bottomland. Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News, 1 Oct. 2021 See More