What Are Levees Used for?

What Are Levees Used For?

A levee is a natural or artificial wall that blocks water from going where we don’t want it to go. Levees may be used to increase available land for habitation or divert a body of water so the fertile soil of a river or sea bed may be used for agriculture. They prevent rivers from flooding cities in a storm surge.Jan 21, 2011

What is the purpose of a levee?

Levees and floodwalls are typically built parallel to a waterway, most often a river, to reduce the risk of flooding on the landward side.

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