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If you were picking a material to make an artificial levee what major characteristic would you look for?
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How does a levee prevent flooding?
So long as a levee holds and is not overtopped, water cannot cross from one side to the other.
What is the similarties between a dam and a levee?
From what I infer from conversations between myself and some engineers in the local area, a dam and a levee both holds water to a confined space but, a dam is man-made while a levee is made of natural stuff. However, that is the extent of what i know in that.
What is the difference between a dike and a levee?
A levee is an embankment along a stream that protects land from flooding. Levees can be natural or constructed. A dike is much the same, a protective wall, often to hold back the sea.
How can a levee prevent flooding?
It keeps rising water inside stream channels.
What is an artificial levee?
An artficial levee is an embankment built to contain a river or lake.
Are delta and levee alike?
Nope... a delta - is the natural mouth of a river. A levee is an artificial bank built up to prevent flooding of low-lying areas.
What common material used for levee construction?
what are common material used for clothing in Egypt.
What is a levee?
A levee is an embankment that helps protect the land from a floodplain. A levee is formed when floodwater deposits material on the banks of a river, which builds up over time. The embankment slowly erodes away which is making rivers and streams wider and it can sometimes create a v-shaped valley.
Does a levee keep water away from the cities?
A levee is a natutral or artificial embankment built along a rivercourse, or an arm of the sea, to protect adjoining land
How would you use levee in a sentence?
I drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry...
What is a sentence with levee in it?
What is a sentence for levee
What is antonym of levee?
anti-levee
How do you use the word levee in a sentence?
I drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry.
When did Lorin Levee die?
Lorin Levee died in 2012.
What is the birth name of Kurt Levee?
Kurt Levee's birth name is Christophe Kurt Levee.
Is levee a word?
Yes, levee is a word. A levee is an embankment against river floods. Hope I helped! :)
