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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.
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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 does a levee prevent flooding?
So long as a levee holds and is not overtopped, water cannot cross from one side to the other.
Difference between a dam and a barrage?
what is barrage and headworks
How many dams in Pakistan and what are their names?
There are 14 dams in Pakistan. They are:-Akhori Dam-Donhngi Dam-Ghazi Barotha Dam-Gomal Dam-Gomal Zam Dam-Hub Dam-Kalabagh Dam-Karoonjhar Dam-Khanpur Dam-Mangla Dam-Mirani Dam-Shakidor Dam-Simly Dam-Tarbela DamOther names that came up under 'Dams in Pakistan are':-Guddu Barrage-Indus Basin Project-Rawal Lake-Sukkur Barragehttp://wiki.answers.com/What_are_the_names_of_the_various_dams_in_Pakistan#ixzz19cbuQFaG
How can a levee prevent flooding?
It keeps rising water inside stream channels.
What is the difference between a dam and a levee?
Dam- a barrier constructed to hold back water and raise its level. used for electricity or water supply. Levee- a structure designed to prevent or control a flood
What is the name of a levee?
DAM!!
What helps scientists study movements in Earth's crust a levee GPS a jetty and a dam?
A dam
What does levee and lock mean?
a water way dam system to pass boats byound the dam
What is a barrier that redicts water called?
It is known as a dam or dam wall. Another structure would be a dike or a levee.
What does not mean flood control?
Dam/jetty/levee/floodplain
What is a four letter word for LOW DAM?
Berm . It's an earthen dam, like a low levee.
A community can prevent minor floods by building a system of what?
dam and levee
What do you call a wall that holds back water?
A wall that holds back water is a dike, levee or dam
What are the steel reinforced walls called that keep water out a city?
That would be a dam or a levee.
Similarties between IP and TCP?
what are the similarties between IP and TCP protocol in data communication and networking.
What is a wall of earth built to keep out water?
Could be a dam, but perhaps you're thinking of "levee."
