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Flooding
Arturo Auer
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Artificial levees and dams are structures used to control what?
Flooding
What are the three basic flood-control methods?
Floods can be controlled through forest and soil conservation and by building structures such as levees and dams
How are dams and levees diffrent?
Dams are in front of the flow, levees are at the sides.
What are built to attempt to prevent flooding?
Dams, dykes, and levees are built to control the flow of water.
Why do some people want to use floodplains to control flooding?
So when their dams and levees fail they have a plan B.
What are 8 common purposes of dams and examples?
Dams serve the common purpose of retaining water.Other structures like floodgates or levees are used to manage or water flow into specific land regions.
What is the instrument used to measure flooding?
Measures to control flooding include artifical levees, flood control dams, and placing limits on floodplain development.....:-)
Why did Sumerians build levees canals and dams?
The Sumerians used levees, canals, and dams for controlling water. These are all different systems of irrigation. With levees, canals, and dams the Sumerians had a reliable water source. They had plenty of water for their crops. These systems of irrigation helped bring neighboring communities together. When there was a problem with the dam, canal, or levees, the people around would help each other out by taking care of their systems of irrigation
What are Levees and dams made out of?
i don't knowummmm how about Sand
How does technology control constructive forces and destructive forces?
1P People use it by using flood control, dams, levees, beach reclamation, and storm drain management.
List and briefly describe three basic flood control strategies What are some drawbacks of each?
1. artificial levees- mounds built on the banks of rivers 2. Flood- Control Dams- store flood water and let it out slowly 3. Channelization-altering a stream channel to speed the flow of water
Why have humans created dams and levees?
Man Made dams are constructed for several reasons. One may construct a dam to balance water height or achieve agricultural irrigation.
