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Levee

A levee, levée, dike (or dyke), embankment, floodbank or stopbank is an elongated naturally occurring ridge or artificially constructed fill or wall, which regulates water levels. It is usually earthen and often parallel to the course of a river in its floodplain or along low-lying coastlines.

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Disparities found in who dwells behind US levees

Sep 5, 2023

US hurricane rebuilding rules must adapt to 'era of climate change': expert

Oct 9, 2022

Algorithm finds that thousands of artificial levees are missing from US database

Jun 17, 2022

Burrowing critters increase risk of levee failure

Dec 6, 2021

Greening the gray: Fighting floods with restoration versus riprap

Oct 15, 2021

Residents warned as Louisiana braces for Hurricane Ida

Aug 28, 2021

Louisiana braces for 'life-altering' Hurricane Ida

Aug 28, 2021

EXPLAINER: Is New Orleans protected from a hurricane?

Aug 28, 2021

Southern Illinois' Len Small levee likely to fail even if repaired, study says

Feb 4, 2020

Study finds flooding damage to levees is cumulative—and often invisible

Jan 21, 2020
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