| Low and high ridges are
former natural levees that have been left behind as the river migrated and
are now located on the outer portions of the floodplain, behind recent
levees and backswamps.
Low ridges are lower in elevation and are
flooded more often than high ridges and therefore, different vegetation is
attracted to the ridges depending on their frequency of flooding. Trees
prevalent on low ridges are willow oak, red maple, sweetgum and laurel. High
ridges often have cherrybark oak, swamp chestnut and American beech. |
