A dam
It was built to stop flooding the Colorado River.
It was built to stop flooding the Colorado River.
Flood Plains
A levee is a high wide wall built along the banks of a river to prevent flooding by containing the water within the river channel.
to stop the water from flooding
it goes in the river and fishes have more oxygen to swimm beep you all who read this
Une levée (fem.). Lever (verb) means 'to raise', so the raised line of ground built to contain the river is 'une levée'.
When you support a rivers banks it will make it harder for the river to break it's banks, this is because the river banks have been made stronger, so the water would have to be really strong to break through them if they are built right...!
To stop the flood tide from coming upstream and flooding London
stop bank/ levee
They built the Thames Barrier on the river Thames to protect central London from flooding caused by storm surges. This structure consists of movable gates that can be raised to block incoming high water levels during extreme weather events, helping to safeguard the city and its inhabitants.
yes it can flood. however they are built in order to stop flooding.