answersLogoWhite

0

It is called a "levee". A synonym (from the Netherlands) is "dike".

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

What raised area of earth designed to hold back floodwaters?

Flood defences, flood barriers, levees, dikes, floodbanks, embankments, stopbanks, dams, bunds


What is a large mound or raised area of earth called?

A large mound or raised area of earth is called a hill or mound.


What is a raised area of earth?

hill mountain plateau


It is very tall raised area on earth sometimes with a spiky top word start with M?

it is very tall ,raised area on earth and with spiky on top and begin with m


What causes the people of Mesopotamia to develop a system of irrigation?

In a very low rainfall area, reliant on floodwaters from the upper Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, the irrigation channels allowed the floodwaters to be collected and distributed across the flood plains to provide the crops to provide for a large and growing population sustained by agriculture.


A flat raised area of land caused by uplift is a what?

A flat raised area of land caused by uplift is called a plateau. Plateaus are characterized by their elevated and relatively flat top surface, often formed by the tectonic forces of Earth's crust pushing the land upwards.


What town was Ryan woodie raised?

he was raised in antioch California the bay area


Raised area of flat land?

A raised area of flat land is called a plateau. They are caused by an uplift and are usually elevated about 1500 feet.


What is a flat raised area of land caused by uplift?

A flat raised area of land caused by uplift is a plateau. Hope this helped :)


What is a raised area of land?

A plateau


What is a example of a raised area?

when the penis is erect


What is the raised area on or above the condyle?

epicondyle