Bare soil and plowed land appears red, vegetation appears green, and water is dark blue. A flat river flood plain can be seen in the center of the image. Because of the season, most of the farmland located on the rich and fertile soils of the floodplain is plowed and devoid of vegetation. Floodplains can also contain sediments deposited from the lateral migration of the river channel. This process is common in both braided and meandering channels.
Braided channels produce horizontal deposits of sand during times of reduced discharge .
In meandering streams, channel migration leads to the vertical deposition of point bar deposits. Both braided and meandering channel deposits are more coarse than the materials laid down by flooding. A number of other geomorphic features can be found on the floodplain. Intersecting the levees are narrow gaps called crevasses . These features allow for the movement of water to the floodplain and back during floods.