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Levee
The line that decides which side floods.
The levee register
Entry, what it turns on, reading time.
- The line that decidesA levee protects one side by committing the other. How the line got where it is.One side, then the other3 min
- Contour leveesInside the field: low checks following the grade, holding an inch of difference.12–18 inches of check2 min
- Gates and spillsThe hardware that lets a bay fill and empty in a controlled way.One board at a time2 min
- BackwaterWater that arrives from the wrong direction when the river is high.Months, not a crest2 min
Elsewhere in the register