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What structure built across a river to hold back water?
A dam.
Walls built built to hold back water are called?
Levee
What is the difference between dam and dyke?
A dam is a barrier built across a waterway to stop or control the flow of water. Man-made reservoirs are formed behind the dams. A dyke is a long wall of earth built along a waterway or along a sea coast to prevent the river water overflowing their channels. *A levee is the same thing as a dyke the difference being that the former word comes from French and the latter from Dutch.
Walls built to hold water back are called what?
Levee
A structure used to hold back water?
it is a dam that holds back water and it blokes the water like lakes,rivers and the ocean.
An earth or stone bank for holding back water?
A retaining wall is a structure built to support soil and prevent erosion, commonly used to hold back water. It is typically made of earth or stone, with a design that withstands the pressure exerted by the water behind it. These walls are essential in controlling erosion and managing water flow in various landscapes.
What is a barrier built to hold back water in parts of a river?
Levee
Why are dams built so big?
They are designed to hold back alot of water.
What structure was built to contol the flooding of the nile?
the answer is the Aswan dam it was built to hold back the nile`s river flood waters.
What structure on a paramecium pumps water back out of its body?
A pair of contractile vacuoles.
Why do you find a reservoir near a dam?
The dam is the wall or structure that holds back fresh water. The reservoir is the whole structure, which includes the dam wall and stored water.
Is it likely that Mesosaurus swam back and forth across the Atlantic Ocean?
No because it's not a body built for it and it's a freshwater animal.
