Natural Levee

natural levee

[′nach·rəl ′lev·ē] (geology) An elongate embankment compounded of sand and silt and deposited along both banks of a river channel during times of flood.

Natural Levee

a gently sloping bank that forms in the part of the floodplain adjacent to the channel, where the flow of floodwater from the channel to the floodplain is slowed down and coarse-grained material, primarily sand, is deposited. On large flatland rivers, such as the Mississippi, natural levees may be up to 5–6 m high and 4.5–5 km wide.

单词	natural levee
释义	Natural Levee natural levee [′nach·rəl ′lev·ē] (geology) An elongate embankment compounded of sand and silt and deposited along both banks of a river channel during times of flood. Natural Levee a gently sloping bank that forms in the part of the floodplain adjacent to the channel, where the flow of floodwater from the channel to the floodplain is slowed down and coarse-grained material, primarily sand, is deposited. On large flatland rivers, such as the Mississippi, natural levees may be up to 5–6 m high and 4.5–5 km wide.
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