flood embankment

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• Embankment dam — An embankment dam is a massive artificial water barrier. It is typically created by the emplacement and compaction of a complex semi plastic mound of various compositions of soil, sand, clay and/or rock. It has a semi permanent waterproof natural …   Wikipedia

• Flood control in the Netherlands — Without dikes, this part of the Netherlands would be flooded …   Wikipedia

• embankment — A bank of earth, usually produced artificially for flood control. See dike; levee …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• 1928 Thames flood — The 1928 Thames flood was a disastrous flood of the River Thames that affected much of riverside London, England, on 7 January 1928, as well as places further downriver. Fourteen people were drowned in London and thousands were made homeless when …   Wikipedia

• Green Brook Flood Control Project — Green Brook Flood Control is a flood control project in Somerset County in central New Jersey first proposed in the early 1970s in the wake of two major flooding events: a 1971 flood event and a major flood in August 1973, which ravaged the Green …   Wikipedia

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• Holmfirth Flood — The Holmfirth Flood refers to a number of instances when severe flooding has occurred in the Holme Valley, West Yorkshire, England affecting Holmfirth and other settlements in the valley. The earliest recorded one being in 1738 and the latest in… …   Wikipedia

• Thames Embankment — The Thames Embankment is a major feat of 19th century civil engineering in central London. Designed by Sir Joseph Bazalgette, it incorporates the main low level interceptor sewer from west London, over which a wide road and riverside walkway were …   Wikipedia

• 2008 Bihar flood — Infobox flood image location = Flooded Bihar.jpg Bihar,India name = 2008 Bihar flood duration = 18 August 2008 Present total damages = total fatalities = 150+ areas affected = northen Bihar, India and Nepal 2008 Bihar flood or Curse of Kosi [… …   Wikipedia

• Porter Hollow Embankment and Culvert — The Porter Hollow Embankment and Culvert is now a stone bridge and trestle over the Rogue River along the White Pine Trail in Algoma Township, Michigan. History The Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad completed its railway through Algoma Township… …   Wikipedia

• Malltraeth Marsh — flatlands near the village of Pentre Berw Malltraeth Marsh (alternate: Malldraeth; Welsh: Cors Ddyga or Cors Degai) is a large marsh area in Anglesey, North Wales, located northeast of Malltraeth village, north of Ll …   Wikipedia