has it come to this
I don't think anyone anticipated the breach of the levees.
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Levee
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This article is about the type of dam. See also Levee (event)
A levee or levée (from the feminine past participle of the French verb lever, "to raise") is a natural or artificial embankment or dike, usually earthen, which parallels the course of a river. The word seems to have come into English through its use in colonial Louisiana.
Artificial levees function to prevent flooding of the adjoining countryside; however, it also confines the flow of the river resulting in higher and faster water flow.
Levees are usually built by piling earth on a cleared, level surface. Broad at the base, they taper to a level top, where temporary embankments or sandbags can be placed. Because flood discharge intensity increases in levees on both river banks, and because silt deposits raise the level of riverbeds, planning, as well as auxiliary measures are vital.
Prominent levee systems exist along the Mississippi River and Sacramento Rivers in the United States, and the Po, Vistula, and Danube in Europe.
In some countries, levees are known by other names, such as floodbanks or stopbanks.
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