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Because moving water deposits sediments on a regular basis, floodplains have ________ soil, that is ________.

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Floodplains have dynamic soils.

Floodplains are dynamic natural systems. The natural processes of periodic flooding, accompanied by erosion and deposition, bring changes to the topography, soils, vegetation, and physical features (such as meanders, braided channels and oxbow lakes) within these areas over time.
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