A
strand swamp or
strand is a type of
swamp in
Florida that forms a linear drainage channel on flatlands. A forested
wetland ecological
habitat, strands occur on land areas with high
water tables where the lack of slope prevents stream formation. Strands are more linear than the
cypress dome swamps that form in more rounded depressions and are fairly similar to
floodplain swamps that form further north along streams and rivers.