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Levee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A levee , levée , dike (or dyke ), embankment , floodbank or stopbank is a natural or artificial slope or wall to regulate water levels. It is usually earthen and often parallel to the c...
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In his poem "The Dry Salvages," T.S. Eliot described the river as "a strong brown god," a powerful force that, while often patient and nurturing, frequently proves itself untamable and merciless. The greatest cities ...
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2005 levee failures in Greater New Orleans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In late August 2005 there were over 50 failures of the levees and flood walls protecting New Orleans, Louisiana, and nearby St. Bernard Parish during Hurricane Katrina. The levee and flood wall failur...
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At the close of its deliberations, the Committee delivered a well-thought-out report, titled The National Levee Challenge: Levees and the FEMA Flood Map Modernization Initiative, to FEMA.
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www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/fhm/lv_intro.shtm
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The bowl-like shape of New Orleans prevents water from draining away, as broken levees continue to allow water to flow into city streets. No one is sure how long it will take to pump out floodwaters once the levees are repaired.
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Levees guard New Orleans from hurricanes ... An intricate and constantly evolving network of levees may be all that stands between low-lying New Orleans and the fury of Hurricane Georges. ... Without the system of earthen levees and concrete floodwalls, Georges could devastate New Orleans.
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They showed a "debris line" that indicates the top height of Katrina's waves was at least four feet below the crest of Lake Pontchartrain's levees. They also pointed out how the breached floodwalls near the lake showed no signs of overtopping -- no splattering of mud, no drip lines and no erosion at their bases.
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