Levee definition

Levee means a man-made structure, usually an earthen embankment, designed and constructed in accordance with sound engineering practices to contain, control or divert the flow of water so as to provide protection from temporary flooding.

Levee means an embankment that only provides for the containment and diversion of stormwater or flood flows from a contributing catchment, or containment and diversion of flowable materials resulting from releases from other works, during the progress of those stormwater or flood flows or those releases; and does not store any significant volume of water or flowable substances at any other times.

Levee means the area of Haddad River Front Park bordering the Kanawha River which collectively includes the Concrete Landing, the Schoenbaum Stage, the Floating Dock, and the appurtenances thereto.

Examples of Levee in a sentence

• BACKGROUNDThe South Cross Levee for the RD 900 exists as a hydraulic separation between the West Sacramento basin, managed by the District, and the basins to the south.

• Maint of Civic Center 8 100,000 88,015 46 0.1105412(12) 0.13500 Opr & Maint of City owned Civic Center 9 0 47 012(13) 0.06750 Planning a Sanitary Disposal Project 10 0 48 012(14) 0.27000 Aviation Authority (under sec.330A.15) 11 0 49 012(15) 0.06750 Levee Impr.

• Contract Amendment with Tetra Tech for Phase II of the Missouri River Levee System Unites R-613 and R-616 Certification*B.

• The West Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency, on behalf of the District and State Maintenance Area 4, has an approved LOI for the West Sacramento Levee System and is in the final stages of review/approval with the Army Corps of Engineers for the SWIF.

• Memorandum of Understanding for Easements and Removal of Fixtures with YWCA Cass Clay and Lantern Light, LLC and Permanent Easement (Storm Sewer and Levee), Permanent Easement (Storm Sewer and Utility) and Easement (Temporary Construction Easement) with Lantern Light, LLC (Project No. NR-24-A1).

More Definitions of Levee

Levee means a man-made structure, usually an earthen embankment, designed and constructed according to sound engineering practices, to contain, control, or divert the flow of water so as to provide protection from temporary flooding.

Levee or “dike” means an earthen embankment constructed to reduce damage to agricultural land and associated buildings and residences.

Levee means any artificial barrier together with any appurtenant works that will divert or restrain the flow of a stream or other body of water for the purpose of protecting an area from inundation by flood waters.

Levee means a natural or artificial embankment on the bank of a river or stream for the purpose of keeping floodwaters from inundating adjacent land. Some levees have revetments on their sides.

Levee means an embankment raised to prevent a river from overflowing.

Levee means an embankment of earth, concrete, or other material used to prevent a watercourse from spread- ing laterally or overflowing its banks. A levee is not used to impound water.

Levee means a continuous dike or embankment of earth constructed to prevent flooding of certain areas of land.