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Levees Hazards Caucus Alliance Fact Sheet www.hazardscaucus.org A levee is a natural or artificial slope or wall used to protect an area from flooding. A levee is typically earthen, often parallel to the course of a rive
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Natural Disaster / /

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A levee / /

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flood insurance risk zones / bank erosion / levee systems / /

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Feather River / Mississippi River / /

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Federal Emergency Management Agency / American Society of Civil Engineers / National Science Foundation / Army Corps of Engineers / /

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Zoe Lofgren / Michael Collier / Jocelyn Augustino / Lisa Murkowski / David Simpson / Jo Bonner / Ben Nelson / Mary Landrieu / Dennis Moore / /

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Mississippi / California / Arkansas / /

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