wˌɛn ɐ ɹˈɪvɚ tʃˈeɪndʒᵻz kˈoːɹs ˈævʌlʃən, fˈɔːɹmɚ flˈʌdpleɪnz kæn biː stɹˈændᵻd fˈɑːɹ fɹʌm ðɛɹ fˈɔːɹmɚ tʃˈænəl.
When a river changes course (avulsion), former floodplains can be stranded far from their former channel.