levees or banks
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An embankment built along the side of a river to control flooding can be called several things. Probably levee is the most common, but it can be dike or floodbank. It can also be called what you called it, an embankment.
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embankment is; a long mound of earth or store, sometimes built to raise a roadway.
An artficial levee is an embankment built to contain a river or lake.
A levee
levees
Berm, embankment, or dam will suffice.