Levees

Question 1

How are levees formed

Answer 1

Deposition- when the river floods the banks the load being transported is deposited onto the bank. Over time this builds up and a layered stucture is formed

Question 2

Details on levees

Answer 2

Can be artificially strengthened or increased in height; they occur in the lower course (high volume and large discharge); river is now deep and wide and the landscape around it is flat

Question 3

Diagram on levees

Answer 3

Look in folder

Question 4

Levee example

Answer 4

Sacramento, california; natural and run parallel

Question 5

What is a levee

Answer 5

A ridge of sediment deposited naturally alongside a river by overflowing water