levee

Example Sentences

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"They think that building a levee is going to protect them from rising seawater. But, of course, a levee doesn't affect much about the way that groundwater rises behind it."

From Salon

For decades, state and federal officials had known the levee in Pajaro was inadequate.

From Los Angeles Times

The woman and her three children had been staying at the center for a week, after a broken levee flooded the farming town of Pajaro and forced residents to flee.

From Los Angeles Times

Levee maintenance: The Pajaro River runs between Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties, yet separate agencies with separate budgets maintain the levees designed to prevent the river from flooding, The Mercury News reports.

From New York Times

In 1880, in the name of reclamation, the state Legislature allowed newcomers to buy marshland for $2.50 an acre, $2 of which would be refunded if they helped construct a levee system.

From Los Angeles Times