Floodplain 10 : Any land area that becomes inundated with water during a flood or from any other source. Floodplain can be defined in different ways but is commonly defined as the area that is also called the 100-year floodplain
New York City Government, New York City Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan, Appendix B: Glossary, New York, USA 2009. http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/downloads/pdf/hazard_m itigation/appendix_b_glossary.pdf, (ND/ Gen - Amer) {894}