Why Is Living on a Floodplain Behind a Levee Safe

question 26

Multiple Choice

Why is living on a floodplain behind a levee safe from flooding?

• A)Levees are rarely overtopped.
• B)Water cannot seep under levees to flood the floodplain.
• C)Levee banks are rarely eroded enough to fail.
• D)Once a levee is built high enough to contain a 100-year flood, it will never flood.
• E)Actually, 100-year flood levels often continue to get higher with time.

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