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A natural levee is?
It is a ridges of sediment that accumulate along the margins of river channels on floodplains.
How does the formation of a natural levee related to backswamps and yazoo tributaries?
The area behind the levee is characteristically poorly drained for the obvious reason that water can not flow up the levee and into the river. Marshes called backswamps result. A tributary stream can not enter the river because levees block the way. Often it has to flow parallel to the river until it can breach the levee, These are called yazoo tributaries.
A levee is a human made feature that is designed to reduce the damage done by?
a flood :)
Are delta and levee alike?
Nope... a delta - is the natural mouth of a river. A levee is an artificial bank built up to prevent flooding of low-lying areas.
How does a levee form?
A man-made levee is made by making the slope with soil we buy. A natural levee is formed when a river floods over its banks, the water spreads out, slows down, and deposits its load of sediment. Over time, the river's banks are built up above the level of the rest of the floodplain. he resulting ridges are called natural levees.
What does 'order to vacate dispositional hearing?
It means that whatever was decided at, or about, the 'dispositional hearing' was declared null and void by the 'order to vacate.'
What is the similarties between a dam and a levee?
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.
What is a natural feature in Asia?
natural feature of asia
Definition of natural levee?
It is a ridges of sediment that accumulate along the margins of river channels on floodplains.
How the natural levee is formed?
It is a ridges of sediment that accumulate along the margins of river channels on floodplains.
Was the great plains man made or natural feature?
Natural
How would you use levee in a sentence?
I drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry...
