levee breach
Flood wall collapse
A levee breach is a break or rupture in a levee—an embankment built to prevent flooding.
When a levee breaches, water rushes through the gap into the area the levee was meant to protect: The levee breach flooded thousands of homes.
Breaches occur from overtopping, erosion, or structural failure during high water events.
- sandbaggingFeigning weakness strategically
- flood wallStructure blocking overflow
- property damageHarm to possessions
- dam failureBarrier collapse releasing water
- embankmentRaised earth structure
inundation · floodplain · storm surge · emergency services · emergency evacuation · crevasse · flood damage · overtopping · dike · spillway · rising waters · water pressure · flood forecasting · New Orleans · soil erosion · disaster preparedness · natural disaster · deluge
- floodsflood damage, flood warning, deluge, flood warnings, flash floods
- breachesrupture, violation, intrusion, break, infringement
- floodwaterflood waters, rising water, rising waters, muddy water, overflow
- infrastructure failuresbridge collapse, potholes, power outage, water main breaks, water main break
- breaksbreak, crack, pause, fracture, shatter
- flood controllevees, flood channels, dike, dikes, dykes
flood outcome
levee breachflood protection
Measures preventing water damage
flood prevention · water retention · protected area · flood mitigation