Find a term from the labs, understand the process behind it, and see how it appears in the landscape. Each entry connects an explanation with a real observation and a model you can explore.
Term
Levee
Also written: Levée
A raised bank beside a river, either built naturally by overbank sediment deposition or constructed to reduce flooding. Also written levée.
What to look for
Mississippi levee at Hannibal, Missouri, 20 June 2008. This engineered embankment limits inundation; natural levees instead build up from repeated overbank deposition.
