A levee is an embankment built along rivers or flood-prone areas to control water flow and prevent flooding. By rising above the normal water level, it acts as a barrier that directs excess water away from populated areas and infrastructure. Levees can redirect water into designated channels or floodplains, helping manage and mitigate flood risks. However, if not properly maintained, they can fail, leading to potentially catastrophic flooding.
A levee holds back water.
A levee breach or levee failure (the word dike or dyke can also be used instead of levee) is a situation where a levee fails or is intentionally breached, causing the previously contained water to flood the land behind the levee.A breach is when the levee breaks, and was unable to hold the water it was built for...not when it overflows....a common misconception....
I don't know what divert means but, well, I live in Colorado and... as far as I know, I don't divert my water...
So long as a levee holds and is not overtopped, water cannot cross from one side to the other.
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A levee works by redirecting water and flooding away from a certain area. The levee is similar to a wall placed in the path of the water. There does need to be another place for the flood waters to go, if too much pressure is built up then levees can fail.
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A levee is a bank of earth that keeps out water by providing a barrier to prevent flooding. It is commonly used along rivers and coastlines to protect communities and land areas from water intrusion.
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
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I drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry...