Levee breach
Situation where a levee containing water is breached / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A levee breach or levee failure (the word dike or dyke can also be used instead of levee) is a situation where a levee fails or is intentionally breached, causing the previously contained water to flood the land behind the levee.
The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with Western culture and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (July 2018) |