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What did levees do?

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they hold back water in case of flooding.they can break and can lead to major catastrophe.they are usually made in areas were hurricanes hit,the one in new Orleans broke that what kead to the major flooding in hurrican Katrina.(:

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What are levees?
levees are artificial or natural slopes or walls to prevent flooding of a river.
What is a levee?
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Why was the levee invented?
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What is a sentence for levee?
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How did the levee brake?
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