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Which measure is least likely to be used to control flooding or to reduce the damage from floods?
Changing the sediment load of a river
What technology is responsible for preventing river flooding?
dams are
What is an embankment built along the side of a river control flooding?
a leeve
What does a storm drain do?
A storm drain will take the water from storms, and bring it to the closest river. This prevents flooding.
How does concrete or asphalt affect flooding?
Covering land with concrete or asphalt means that the rain cannot soak into the soil and instead flows along the surface. This reduces the lag time for the water to get into the river and can cause flooding as the river channel fills up much more quickly than before.
What is the three methods to control flooding?
Build dams, dig out river banks, build levy banks, pump from river to catchments
A condition that develops when water overflows natural or artificial river banks?
flooding
What is a definition of river flooding?
It means a river whose waters have overflowed it's banks onto the adjacent floodplain.
Why was flooding so important to the egyptians?
The flooding of the Nile River turned the banks into marsh-like areas perfect for farming their crops.
What is the high wide wall built to stop a river from flooding?
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.
This is the name to the mineral-rich silt that is deposited on the banks of the Huang He River during flooding?
Loess
Why do tributaries prevent flooding?
Tributaries can help prevent flooding by distributing excess water flow across a larger area, reducing the amount of water that accumulates in the main river channel. This can lower the risk of the main river overflowing its banks and causing flooding in surrounding areas. Additionally, tributaries can absorb and store water during times of heavy rainfall, gradually releasing it downstream, which helps to regulate the flow of water in the main river system and reduce the likelihood of flooding.
What are the advantages of building up the river banks to stop flooding?
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...!
What is the flooding of the Nile River caused by?
Rains down south of the river flow into it and are carried along to the Mediterranean. The extra water causes it to overflow its banks.
How flooding is caused in the Nile River?
Rains down south of the river flow into it and are carried along to the Mediterranean. The extra water causes it to overflow its banks.
What is it called when a river overflows its banks?
It is called flooding der what is the real term
Did the Raritan river flood during hurricane Irene?
Yes, the Raritan River did experience significant flooding during Hurricane Irene in 2011. The storm caused the river to overflow its banks, leading to widespread flooding in areas along its path in New Jersey.
