levee

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-015642",
  "term": "levee",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A wall, generally of earthen materials, designed to prevent the flooding of a river after periods of exceptional rainfall.\n\n2. A natural or manmade earthen barrier along the edge of a stream, lake, or river. Land alongside rivers can be protected from flooding by levees.\n\n3. In hydrologic terms, a long, narrow embankment usually built to protect land from flooding. If built of concrete or masonary the structure is usually referred to as a flood wall. Levees and floodwalls confine streamflow within a specified area to prevent flooding. The term \"dike\" is used to describe an embankment that blocks an area on a reservoir or lake rim that is lower than the top of the dam.\n\n4. Wall, generally of earthen materials, designed to prevent the flooding of a river after periods of exceptional rainfall.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Coastal Sensitivity to Sea-level Rise Glossary and Acronyms",
    "USGS Water Science Glossary of Terms",
    "NOAA National Weather Service Glossary",
    "Coastal Sensitivity Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/levee/"
}