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a leeve
a leeve
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An embankment built along the side of a river to control flooding can be called several things. Probably levee is the most common, but it can be dike or floodbank. It can also be called what you called it, an embankment.
levees or banks
A levee
levees
A levee is a man-made structure typically built along rivers to prevent flooding by confining the flow of water within a certain area. While it is not a natural landform, it does alter the landscape and impacts natural processes.
A dike is a long wall or embankment built to prevent flooding by holding back water. Dikes are commonly used in areas prone to flooding or near bodies of water to protect land and property from inundation.
The Aswan High Dam or High Dam, called as-Sad al-'Aali, is an embankment dam completed on 21 July 1970.