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What are levees?
levees are artificial or natural slopes or walls to prevent flooding of a river.
What were the artificial embankments built along a river to control flooding?
The embankments are called levees. When the levees around New Orleans failed during and after Hurricane Katrina it led to catastrophic flooding. Note that money had been allocated for work on the levees prior to that but it was decided to use it to improve the roads on top of the levees which, technically, was an "improvement" but one wonders how it would have all played out if it had instead been used to improve the strength of those those levees prior to Katrina.
How did ancient egyptians use levees?
getting water
What are the flood defenses built in the Mississippi River?
levees & wing dipes
What have people built to control flooding along the Huang River?
levees
A sentence with the word levees?
The river is surrounded by levees and pumps.
Where are levees built?
Levees are built along the banks of rivers
How are dams and levees diffrent?
Dams are in front of the flow, levees are at the sides.
What is the duration of When the Levees Broke?
The duration of When the Levees Broke is 4.25 hours.
What the difference between natural levees and artificial levees?
Natural levees are built up over time from debris and sediment whereas artificial levees are man made using sand bags and larger rocks.
What are levees?
levees are artificial or natural slopes or walls to prevent flooding of a river.
Is it true that artificial levees are much higher and wider than natural levees?
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When was When the Levees Broke created?
When the Levees Broke was created on 2006-08-16.
What is a levee for?
levees
What are the benefits of levees and dikes?
Dikes and levees prevent flooding by forming a barrier against rising waters.
What are Levees are used to?
levees are used to prevent flooding of a river to the adjoing country-basically prevent flooding.
What is a sentence for levee?
levees
