Levee (disambiguation)
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A levee
Levee
A levee, levée, dike , embankment, floodbank or stopbank is an elongated naturally occurring ridge or artificially constructed fill or wall, which regulates water levels...

is a type of riverbank flood control system.

Levee or Levée may also refer to:

Places

  • Levee, California
    Levee, California
    Levee is a former settlement in Kern County, California. It was located on the Sunset Railroad north of Levee Spur, at an elevation of 289 feet . Levee still appeared on maps as of 1933....

    , former town in Kern County
  • Levee Township, Pike County, Illinois
    Levee Township, Pike County, Illinois
    Levee Township is located in Pike County, Illinois. The population was 61 at the 2000 census. Levee formed as Douglas Township from Pike Township in November 1875. Douglas changed its name to Levee in April, 1876.- External links :***...

  • The Levee
    The Levee
    The Levee is a former red-light district in Chicago, Illinois, located near the intersection of Cermak Road and Michigan Avenue in the city's Near South Side...

    , former red-light district in Chicago, Illinois

Other uses

  • Levée (ceremony)
    Levée (ceremony)
    Lever , adopted in English as levée—initially the simple act of getting up in the morning—has traditionally been a daily moment of intimacy and accessibility to a monarch or leader...

    , custom of King Louis XIV
  • Levee (event)
    Levee (event)
    The levée is a New Year's Day social event hosted by the Governor General of Canada, the lieutenant governors, military establishments, municipalities and other institutions.- History :The word levée The levée is a New Year's Day social event hosted by the Governor General of Canada, the lieutenant...

    , New Year's Day social event in Canada
  • Levée en masse
    Levée en masse
    Levée en masse is a French term for mass conscription during the French Revolutionary Wars, particularly for the one from 16 August 1793.- Terminology :...

    , type of mass conscription
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