Levee definition

Levee means a man-made structure, usually an earthen embankment, designed and constructed in accordance with sound engineering practices to contain, control or divert the flow of water so as to provide protection from temporary flooding.

Levee means an embankment that only provides for the containment and diversion of stormwater or flood flows from a contributing catchment, or containment and diversion of flowable materials resulting from releases from other works, during the progress of those stormwater or flood flows or those releases; and does not store any significant volume of water or flowable substances at any other times.

Levee means the area of Haddad River Front Park bordering the Kanawha River which collectively includes the Concrete Landing, the Schoenbaum Stage, the Floating Dock, and the appurtenances thereto.

Examples of Levee in a sentence

• Also in the County Levee Improvement Easement, the County retained a non-exclusive access easement (the “County Retained Access Easement”) over the portion of the County Property (the “County Retained Access Easement Area”) in order to permit the County and the Town to access their adjoining properties for recreational uses and to permit the Town to access its existing Fire Department training facilities.

• Upon completion of the TDOT Project, TDOT intends to convey to the Town the portions of the Parkway located within the levee constructed as part of the Levee Project (the “Transferred Road”).

• If the Parties are in disagreement regarding the approval of the Levee Project Plans, the Parties, within ten (10) days after the first notice given under this Agreement regarding such dispute, shall first submit such dispute to non-binding mediation in Nashville, Tennessee, with each party to bear their own costs and expenses and with each party to share the fees and expenses of the mediator equally.

• The Company shall submit to the Town a bond or letter of credit in the amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) within thirty (30) days of the completion of the Levee Project that shall be for a term of ten (10) years.

• The Company shall construct the Levee Project in accordance with the Levee Project Plans, including Minor Deviations, and the terms of this Agreement and perform all other work reasonably inferable from the Levee Project Plans.

More Definitions of Levee

Levee or “dike” means an earthen embankment constructed to reduce damage to agricultural land and associated buildings and residences.

Levee means any artificial barrier together with any appurtenant works that will divert or restrain the flow of a stream or other body of water for the purpose of protecting an area from inundation by flood waters.

Levee means a man-made structure, usually an earthen embankment, designed and constructed according to sound engineering practices, to contain, control, or divert the flow of water so as to provide protection from temporary flooding.

Levee means a natural or artificial embankment on the bank of a river or stream for the purpose of keeping floodwaters from inundating adjacent land. Some levees have revetments on their sides.

Levee means an embankment raised to prevent a river from overflowing.

Levee means an embankment of earth, concrete, or other material used to prevent a watercourse from spread- ing laterally or overflowing its banks. A levee is not used to impound water.

Levee means a continuous dike or embankment of earth constructed to prevent flooding of certain areas of land.