levees
River overflow blockers
Levees are embankments built along rivers or coastlines to prevent flooding.
They may be natural ridges formed by sediment deposits or artificial structures of earth, concrete, or other materials: The levees failed during the hurricane, flooding the lower wards.
In the American South, a levee can also be a landing place on a river.
The verb means to provide with levees: The Army Corps of Engineers leveed the Mississippi.
Raised earth structures
- dikesRaised barriers against flooding
- floodwallsBarriers against rising water
- bermsRaised earth ledges
- spillwaysDam overflow passages
sandbags · drainage · Mississippi · Dutch · canals · Katrina · breaches · seawalls
Breaking of agreement
- KatrinaFemale name, Greek origin
- collapseSudden structural failure
- overtoppingExceeding the height of
- erosionGradual wearing away
flood · inundation · disaster · catastrophe · evacuation · surge · rupture · weakness
Land bordering a stream
- MississippiSouthern state or major river
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
- bayouMarshy, slow-moving waterway
lowland · New Orleans · Louisiana · Netherlands · alluvial · tributary · watershed · wetland
Made of clay
- compactionReducing volume through pressure
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- soilGround matter for planting
- engineeringDesigning functional systems scientifically
reinforcement · maintenance · inspection · grading · foundation · slope · crown · toe
embankments
Raised earth structures
- dikesRaised barriers against flooding
- floodwallsBarriers against rising water
- bermsRaised earth ledges
spillways · sandbags · drainage · Mississippi · Dutch · canals · Katrina · breaches · seawalls · overflow
breach
Breaking of agreement
- KatrinaFemale name, Greek origin
- collapseSudden structural failure
- overtoppingExceeding the height of
erosion · flood · inundation · disaster · catastrophe · evacuation · surge · rupture · weakness · repair
riverbank
Land bordering a stream
- MississippiSouthern state or major river
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
bayou · lowland · New Orleans · Louisiana · Netherlands · alluvial · tributary · watershed · wetland · coastal
earthen
Made of clay
- compactionReducing volume through pressure
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- soilGround matter for planting
engineering · reinforcement · maintenance · inspection · grading · foundation · slope · crown · toe · armor
- LouisianaNew Orleans, Baton Rouge, Bourbon Street, Shreveport, French Quarter
- Missouri RiverMissouri River, Bismarck, Pierre, Omaha, Kansas City
- river floodplainoxbow lakes, sand bars, flood channels, mudflats, driftwood
- Yangtze RiverYangtze, Yangtze River, Three Gorges, Three Gorges Dam, gorges
- Yellow RiverYellow River, Loess Plateau, river source, river bend, tributaries
- Red River ValleyRed River, Winnipeg, Fargo, Manitoba, North Dakota
leveesspillways
Dam overflow passages
floodgates · drainage channels · culverts · sluices · outlets
leveesbreaches
Breaks or violations
floodplains · flood zones · floodwaters · deluge · overflow
- water levelHeight of liquid surface
- sea levelElevation reference point
- leveling withSpeaking honestly to
- next levelExceptionally high quality
- level upAdvance in rank
- energy levelAmount of vitality available
level, levels, levee, leveling, levelled, levelly, leveler, levelness, multilevel