(Fluss) Niederung

English translation: river valley, river plain, floodplain

06:53 Jul 22, 2016
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Environment & Ecology
German term or phrase: (Fluss) Niederung
Ich suche gute Übersetzung für das Wort (Fluss)Nniederung. Es handelt sich um ein Amphibienschutzprojekt.

Bisherige Gedanken:
Fluss Niederung = river or fluvial plain

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IngoSchuder
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:28
English translation:river valley, river plain, floodplain
Explanation:
Any of these might fit the bill
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Armorel Young
Local time: 16:28
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3river valley, river plain, floodplain
Armorel Young
3 +1lowlands
Ramey Rieger (X)
3 +1lower course
Wendy Streitparth
3fluvial lowland / fluvial lowland plain
Steffen Beilich


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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
lowlands


Explanation:
absolutely for this one, I'll change the other suggestion for Aue although the two terms are very similar.

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Note added at 5 mins (2016-07-22 06:59:03 GMT)
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Depending on how wet the area is, you could also use
marsh
wetlands
fen,


Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
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agree  Dhananjay Rau: agree
2 hrs
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
river valley, river plain, floodplain


Explanation:
Any of these might fit the bill

Armorel Young
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agree  writeaway
6 mins

agree  BrigitteHilgner
58 mins

agree  Michael Martin, MA: Yes. Lowlands could be misleading
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1 day 3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
lower course


Explanation:
Depending on actual context and with thanks to Björn for the link with exact definition!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/water_ri...

Lower course features

In the lower course, the river has a high volume and a large discharge. The river channel is now deep and wide and the landscape around it is flat.

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Another possiibility would be "alluvial plain" - not fluvial plain!

Wendy Streitparth
Germany
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Björn Vrooman: Middle or lower course, I think. Ofc, depends on context, but I believe you may need some kind of workaround, not a direct translation (still talking about a flat area on both sides of a river or rivers). Or alluvial plain (which is not an Aue, IMO).
50 mins
  -> Thanks, Björn. It would definitely help if we had an actual sentence to work on!
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2 days 2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
fluvial lowland / fluvial lowland plain


Explanation:
These terms might work as well.

Source:
Praxis-Wörterbuch Umwelt, Naturschutz, Nachhaltigkeit DE-EN
von Johann Schreiner





    Reference: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/esp.3268/abstract
Steffen Beilich
Germany
Local time: 17:28
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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