Typical Levee cross section Dry Land<>River

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Typical Levee cross sectionDry LandltgtRiver
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Levee constructionno we dont call them dikes
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From atop of a levee
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Leveenote flood rightdry to the left
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When the levee breakswe have no planever mind
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Water speed changes. Slow inside and fast outside
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Progression of Meandering
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Cross section of a meander. Deeper on the
outside bank
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Mississippi river Drainage basin profileRockies
to the Gulf
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Pacific..Atlantic