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1Dike (construction) — A dike (or dyke), levee, levée, embankment, floodbank or stopbank is a natural or artificial slope or wall, usually earthen and often parallels the course of a river. [ Citation | title=Levees and Other Raised Ground | author=Henry Petroski |… …
21997 Red River Flood in the United States — Infobox flood image location=Sorlie bridge 1997.jpg name=1997 Red River Flood duration=April 1997 total da total fatalities=0 areas affected=Fargo, North Dakota Greater Grand Forks Grand Forks, ND East Grand Forks, MN The Red River Flood of 1997… …
31997 Red River Flood in Canada — Infobox flood image location= name=1997 Red River Flood duration=April and May 1997 total da total fatalities=0 areas affected= Winnipeg, MBThe Red River Flood of 1997 in Canada was a major flood that occurred in April and May 1997, along the Red …
41997 Red River Flood — The Sorlie Bridge connecting Grand Forks and East Grand Forks became submerged on April 17 Duration …
5Levee — For other uses, see Levee (disambiguation). The side of a levee in Sacramento, California A levee, levée, dike (or dyke), embankment, floodbank or stopbank is an elongated naturally occurring ridge or artificially constructed fill or wall, which… …
6environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… …
72011 Assiniboine River flood — Duration: April 2011–present Fatalities: 1[1] Damages: >$1 billion[2] …
8Lake Delton — For the village, see Lake Delton, Wisconsin. Lake Delton Tommy Bartlett s Thrill Show in 2005 Location Lake Delton, Wisconsin …
9United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
10Draining and development of the Everglades — Satellite image of the northern Everglades with developed areas in 2001, including the Everglades Agricultural Area (in red), Water Conservation Areas 1, 2, and 3, a …
