earthen dike

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• Dike (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 |… …   Wikipedia

• dike — I Cumbrian Dictionary ( n diyk) hedge, e.g. If yur cannut fin a yat ter lowp, lowp a dike. = If you are having trouble locating a suitable gate for your jumping pleasure, perhaps you would be more succesful looking for a hedgerow to jump. II… …   English dialects glossary

• Herbert Hoover Dike — The Herbert Hoover Dike is a dike around the waters of Lake Okeechobee in Florida.Over the years the quality of the flood control around the lake has grown. In the 1910s, a small earthen dike was constructed. This containment was breached by the… …   Wikipedia

• Scots' Dike — The Scots Dike or dyke is a three and a half mile / 5.25 km long linear earthwork, constructed by the English and the Scots in the year 1552Mack, James Logan (1926). The Border Line. Pub. Oliver Boyd. P. 94.] to mark the division of the Debatable …   Wikipedia

• Goodnough Dike — Infobox Dam dam name= Goodnough Dike caption= The wet side official name= Goodnough Dike crosses= Beaver Brook reservoir= Quabbin Reservoir locale= Ware maint= MWRA length= 2,140 ft (652.3 m) height= 264 ft (80.47 m) width= 878 ft (267.61 m)… …   Wikipedia

• Fox Point Hurricane Barrier — The Fox Point Hurricane Barrier is a convert|3000|ft|m|sing=on long tidal flood barrier spanning the Providence River in Providence, Rhode Island, located convert|750|ft|m|sing=off upstream from Fox Point. It was constructed between 1960 and 1966 …   Wikipedia

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• Storm surge — or tidal surge is an offshore rise of water associated with a low pressure weather system, typically a tropical cyclone. Storm surge is caused primarily by high winds pushing on the ocean s surface. The wind causes the water to pile up higher… …   Wikipedia

• Wild River State Park — Geobox|Protected area name = Wild River State Park category = Minnesota State Park category iucn = V image caption = Wild River State Park protects shoreline along the St. Croix, a National Wild and Scenic River. country = United States country… …   Wikipedia

• Santee Cooper — Infobox Company company name = Santee Cooper company company type = State owned utility foundation = 1934 location = Moncks Corner, SC key people = industry = Electric Utility products = revenue = operating income = net income = num employees =… …   Wikipedia