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Schematic of flood plain effects on the flood hydrograph: (a) map view of a river reach with water moving from the main channel (dark blue line) out onto the flood plain and moving back to the main channel, and (b) inflow and outflow hydrograph of the reach. Flood plain retention reduces the flood peak. The magnitude of the reduction is mainly controlled by the retention volume.
