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Ridge or wall to hold back water
A levee (/ˈlɛvi/ or /ˈlɛveɪ/), is an elevated ridge alongside the banks of a river, often intended to protect against flooding of the area adjoining the
Levee
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up levee or levée in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Levee or levée comes from the French verb lever, meaning "getting up" or "rising". It has two
Levee_(disambiguation)
French policy of mass national conscription
Levée en masse (French pronunciation: [ləve ɑ̃ mɑs] or, in English, mass levy) is a French term used for a policy of mass national conscription, often
Levée_en_masse
1929 single by Kansas Joe and Memphis Minnie
"When the Levee Breaks" is a country blues song written and first recorded by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie in 1929. The lyrics reflect experiences
When_the_Levee_Breaks
Louisiana county police
The Levee District Police (French: Police du District de Levee) is the law enforcement agency responsible for the safety and protection of the Louisiana
Levee_District_Police
Morning reception held by a sovereign or other high-ranking person
The levee (from the French word lever, meaning "getting up" or "rising") was traditionally a daily moment of intimacy and accessibility to a monarch or
Levee_(ceremony)
Canadian social event on New Year's Day
A New Year's levée is a social event on New Year's Day hosted by the Governor General of Canada, the lieutenant governors, military establishments, municipalities
New_Year's_levee
Situation where a levee containing water is breached
A levee breach or levee failure (also known as dyke breach or dyke failure) is a situation where a levee (or dyke) fails or is intentionally breached,
Levee_breach
Camps constructed to house labor for the construction of levees on the Mississippi River
Levee camps constructed from the early 1800s to the 1930s were originally initiated to create a system of man made levees along the Mississippi river
Mississippi_Delta_levee_camps
Vice district of Chicago
The Levee District was the red-light district of Chicago from the 1880s until 1912, when police raids shut it down. The district, like many frontier town
The_Levee,_Chicago
Lorin Levee (8 July 1950 – 22 February 2012) was an American clarinetist. Levee studied clarinet at De Paul University. He played clarinet in the Grant
Lorin_Levee
2006 American documentary series
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts is a 2006 documentary film directed by Spike Lee about the devastation of New Orleans, Louisiana following
When_the_Levees_Broke
Former government entity supervising flood protection in New Orleans, Louisiana
2006, the Orleans Levee Board (OLB) was the body of commissioners that oversaw the Orleans Levee District (OLD) which supervised the levee and floodwall system
Orleans_Levee_Board
into the channel and creates natural levees. This initial levee allows for the building of a more complex levee and channel. As the lava flows through
Lava_channel
1971 single by Don McLean
"American Pie" is a song by the American singer and songwriter Don McLean. It was a commercial success and cultural touchstone, notable for its extensive
American_Pie_(song)
Process of rebuilding the city of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina
Orleans refers to the process of rebuilding the city following the failure of levees and floodwalls during Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005. The federally
Reconstruction_of_New_Orleans
Shopping mall in Kentucky, United States
Newport on the Levee is a dining and attraction destination located on Third Street in Newport, Kentucky. It is adjacent to the Purple People Bridge along
Newport_on_the_Levee
Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 2005
surge caused 53 levee breaches in the federally built levee system protecting metro New Orleans and the failure of the 40 Arpent Canal levee. Failures occurred
Hurricane_Katrina
American artist and collector (1922–2013)
Barbara Poe Levee (1922–2013), born Barbara Reis, was an American surrealist painter, art collector and benefactor. Poe Levee was born in New York on
Barbara_Poe_Levee
American film producer
Michael Charles Levee (January 18, 1891 – May 24, 1972) was an American film executive. Beginning his career as a prop man, Levee worked his way up to
M._C._Levee
Overview of the seven major investigatons
searched for the underlying reasons for the failure of protective system of levees and floodwalls encircling the city of New Orleans and the region. This system
Investigations of levee failures during Hurricane Katrina
Investigations_of_levee_failures_during_Hurricane_Katrina
Estuary located in southeastern Louisiana, United States
the lake can overwhelm the levees protecting New Orleans, most catastrophically during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, when levee and floodwall failures along
Lake_Pontchartrain
Levee Town is an American blues rock group, formed in 2002 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Over the past two decades, Levee Town have self-released
Levee_Town_(band)
American (born 1969)
West Quincy levee. By July 16, the river had stopped rising and had dropped 1.5 feet (46 cm) below the levee. That night, however, the levee unexpectedly
James_Scott_(criminal)
Inland river delta and estuary in Northern California
over 160 levee failures in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta. These numbers include multiple failures of a single levee structure. Levee failures
Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
Sacramento–San_Joaquin_River_Delta
The New Orleans Levee was a New Orleans–based, American satire publication founded by editor and publisher Rudy Matthew Vorkapic. It printed 25,000 copies
The_New_Orleans_Levee
Mural in Pueblo, Colorado
The Pueblo Levee Mural Project is a mural along a levee of the Arkansas River certified by the Guinness Book of Records as the longest painting in the
Pueblo_Levee_Mural_Project
France international rugby union player
Henri Levée (17 March 1885 – 26 March 1943) was a French international rugby union player. An industrialist from Paris, Levée played rugby for Racing
Henri_Levée
American painter (1924 - 2017)
John Levee (April 10, 1924 – January 18, 2017) was an American abstract expressionist painter who had worked in Paris since 1949. His father was M. C
John_Levee
English actress
January 1984) is an English actress best known for her film roles as Sophie Levee in Frances Ha (2012) and Farrah in The Mend (2014) and her television roles
Mickey_Sumner
2020 film by George C. Wolfe
other musicians find Levee's behavior disrespectful to Ma. Teased by the rest of the band about his ability to deal with white men, Levee relates how his mother
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (film)
Ma_Rainey's_Black_Bottom_(film)
2016 studio album by Hiss Golden Messenger
Heart Like a Levee is the seventh studio album by American band Hiss Golden Messenger. It was released on October 7, 2016, under Merge Records. The album
Heart_Like_a_Levee
The Louisiana Levee Company was a public-private company chartered by Louisiana's Reconstruction Era government in 1871. It held a statewide monopoly
Louisiana_Levee_Company
Leeve in Dongyin, Lienchiang, Taiwan
The Zhongzhu Levee (Chinese: 中柱堤; pinyin: Zhōngzhù Dī) is a levee in Dongyin Township, Lienchiang County, Taiwan. It connects Xiyin Island and Dongyin
Zhongzhu_Levee
The McNary Levee System, also known as the Tri-Cities Levees, is an appurtenant or dam-related structure to McNary Lock and Dam and consists of three
McNary_Levee_System
1927 flood of the Mississippi River
future floods, the federal government built the world's longest system of levees and flood-ways. Then-secretary of commerce Herbert Hoover's handling of
Great Mississippi Flood of 1927
Great_Mississippi_Flood_of_1927
1982 play by August Wilson
studio in 1927, Ma Rainey's band players Cutler, Toledo, Slow Drag, and Levee gather to record a new album of her songs. As they wait for her to arrive
Ma_Rainey's_Black_Bottom
Musical artist
Even Steven Levee (born Steven Louis Levee, 1951) is an American musician, bass player, recording engineer, record producer and former nightclub concert
Even_Steven_Levee
American folk song
American folk song and nursery rhyme. The first published version appeared as "Levee Song" in Carmina Princetonia, a book of Princeton University songs published
I've Been Working on the Railroad
I've_Been_Working_on_the_Railroad
City in Illinois, United States
Par-A-Dice Hotel and Casino, as well as the city's major business center, the Levee District. Located just east of the Illinois River, East Peoria has many
East_Peoria,_Illinois
Jamaican footballer (born 1997)
John Luca Levee (born 21 February 1997) is a Jamaican footballer who played as a midfielder for Harbour View in Jamaica and briefly at non league level
Luca_Levee
2001 studio album by Natalie Merchant
"Motherland" – 4:44 "Saint Judas" – 5:44 "Put the Law on You" – 5:01 "Build a Levee" – 4:46 "Golden Boy" – 4:10 "Henry Darger" – 4:24 "The Worst Thing" – 5:46
Motherland (Natalie Merchant album)
Motherland_(Natalie_Merchant_album)
American actor and filmmaker (born 1930)
Ranch at the mouth of the Carmel River that same year. He paid to lower the levees along the southern side of the Carmel River to protect the Mission Ranch
Clint_Eastwood
President of France since 2017
June 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2017. Mourgue, Marion (18 May 2016). "Les levées de fonds au profit d'Emmanuel Macron se poursuivent". Le Figaro (in French)
Emmanuel_Macron
2000 studio album by Sonny Landreth
Levee Town is the seventh studio album by Sonny Landreth. Released on Sugar Hill Records October 17, 2000 and re-released in an Expanded Edition on Landreth's
Levee_Town
Channels in the sea floor formed by fast-flowing turbidity currents
these regions. Submarine channels and their flanking levees are commonly referred to as channel levee systems. They are significant geomorphological features
Abyssal_channel
American politician (1835–1908)
Jeremiah Levee (June 1835 – April 1, 1908) was an American miner, farmer and politician who served in the California State Assembly from 1880 to 1881
Jeremiah_Levee
Town in Louisiana, United States
core of the levee consists of an 8+1⁄2-by-30-foot (2.6 m × 9.1 m) geotextile tube core that gives the levee its nickname of the "Burrito Levee". The tube
Grand_Isle,_Louisiana
1971 studio album by Led Zeppelin
hard rock re-interpretation of the Memphis Minnie blues song "When the Levee Breaks". Led Zeppelin IV was an immediate critical and commercial success
Led_Zeppelin_IV
canal levees and flood walls. As mandated in the Flood Control Act of 1965, responsibility for the design and construction of the city’s levees belongs
Effects of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans
Effects_of_Hurricane_Katrina_in_New_Orleans
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
Levee was a Kentucky thoroughbred foaled in 1953. She was an accomplished stakes winner and the dam of the champion race mare Shuvee. Levee raced in a
Levee_(horse)
Season of television series
Sam in Bobby's panic room to detox from the demon blood. 81 21 "When the Levee Breaks" Robert Singer Sera Gamble May 7, 2009 (2009-05-07) 3T7521 2.79 Sam
Supernatural_season_4
1332 battle of Pomeranian–Brandenburgish War
Battle of Kremmer Levee took place during Uckermark War, on 24 October 1412, on the Kremmer Levee, near the village of Kremmen. It was fought by forces
Battle of Kremmen Levee (1412)
Battle_of_Kremmen_Levee_(1412)
Salt pond levee dredger built in 1936
Mallard II is a wooden-hulled clamshell dredger used to maintain levees on the San Francisco Bay Salt Ponds. Mallard II was constructed in 1936, and is
Mallard_II
from the New Orleans Hurricane of 1915 due to a break in the protection levee at Florida Avenue. The Industrial Canal was dredged through the neighborhood
9th_Ward_of_New_Orleans
City in Illinois, United States
any location in Illinois and is the state's only city to be surrounded by levees. The city is named after Egypt's capital on the Nile and is located in the
Cairo,_Illinois
1971 studio album by Potliquor
Levee Blues is the second album from American band Potliquor released in 1971. Work on Levee Blues began in February 1971 at Deep South Recording Studio
Levee_Blues
U.S. state
included aiding state levee boards in the construction of levees. Both white and black transient workers were hired to build the levees in the late 19th century
Mississippi
2006 studio album by The Subdudes
Behind the Levee is the sixth studio album by The Subdudes, released in 2006. As usual for the band their music combines rock, folk, R&B, soul, funk,
Behind_the_Levee
American gas and oil company
and is surrounded by active oil fields (the North Coles Levee Oil Field and South Coles Levee Oil Field, as well as the Elk Hills Oil Field to the west
Aera_Energy
1988 aviation accident in Louisiana
engines, but the pilots made a successful emergency landing on a grass levee adjacent to NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility, with no one aboard sustaining
TACA_Flight_110
Waterway in Oklahoma, US
18N, and Range 13E. Construction of the levee was completed in October 1985. The structure is an earthen levee 5,860 feet long with and 11.4 foot maximum
Haikey_Creek
City in Texas, United States
Houston. The river is flanked on both sides by 50 feet (15 m) tall earthen levees to protect the city from frequent floods. Since it was rerouted in the late
Dallas
Major river in the United States
20th century saw the construction of massive engineering works such as levees, locks and dams, often built in combination. A major focus of this work
Mississippi_River
Ancient irrigation system in Sichuan, China
military vessels to supply troops on the frontier, so instead an artificial levee was constructed to redirect a portion of the river's flow and then to cut
Dujiangyan
and levées. (Courts were evening occasions at which women were formally presented to the monarch, drawing rooms were the daytime equivalent; levées were
Court uniform and dress in the United Kingdom
Court_uniform_and_dress_in_the_United_Kingdom
Painting series by William Hogarth
getting rid of a bad shilling. In the second painting, Tom is at his morning levée in his new London home, attended by musicians and other hangers-on, all
A_Rake's_Progress
2007 non-fiction crime book by Adam Pitluk
criminal conviction of James Scott, who was found guilty of damaging a levee in 1993, causing flooding. It was written by journalist and academic Adam
Damned_to_Eternity
River, the levee extends from river mile 531.0 near Sand Springs, Oklahoma, downstream to river mile 521.4 at Tulsa. On the right bank, the levee extends
West_Tulsa,_Tulsa
Book by Lloyd Wendt and Herman Kogan
Lords of the Levee is a 1943 non-fiction book by longtime Chicago Tribune reporters Lloyd Wendt and Herman Kogan in one of three collaborations about
Lords_of_the_Levee
Structure for controlled release of flows from a dam or levee
structure used to provide the controlled release of water from a dam or levee, typically downstream into the dammed river. In the United Kingdom, it may
Spillway
Natural disaster in Canada and the United States
concerns.Four levees sustained damages as results of the floods; Mount Baker Rim and Glacier-Gallup Creeks levees near Glaicer, Twin View levee near Everson
2025_Pacific_Northwest_floods
Martian volcano, highest point on Mars
made up of innumerable lava flows and channels. Many of the flows have levees along their margins (pictured). The cooler, outer margins of the flow solidify
Olympus_Mons
1930s programs of U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt
authorized the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to make loans to drainage, levee, and irrigation districts, while under the Soil Conservation and Domestic
New_Deal
Municipal project
Forest, and adding riverfront land and wharfs along the Riverwalk Trail and Levee Trail. There are also plans to connect the 100-mile (160 km) Louisville
City_of_Parks
US professional association
Retrieved January 27, 2017. Levees.Org (November 5, 2007). New Orleans Levee Spin 101 (Youtube Video). New Orleans, LA: Levees.org. Baquet, Terry (November
American Society of Civil Engineers
American_Society_of_Civil_Engineers
Midwestern United States flooding
and Kansas rivers. Starting as early as June 7, reports of levees being overtopped and levee breaks became common. These breaches acted to delay the flood
Great_Flood_of_1993
2011 major floods in the United States
Floodway, the Corps of Engineers blasted a two-mile (3 km) hole in the levee protecting the floodway, flooding 130,000 acres (530 km2) of farmland in
2011_Mississippi_River_floods
Geographic area containing several geologically related mountains
Fluvial Alluvial fan Beach Canyon Cave Channel Cliff Floodplain Lake island Levee Meander Oasis Pond Rapids River delta mouth Strait Swamp Valley Waterfall
Mountain_range
American actor (1976–2020)
The film Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, in which Boseman co-stars as trumpeter Levee, was released after the actor's death in 2020. Director Wolfe said that
Chadwick_Boseman
Island in California
Geological Survey maps of the area. On 3 June 2004, the Upper Jones Tract levee near Woodward Island failed, inundating the entire island with more than
Jones_Tract
President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
hurricane made landfall on August 29, and New Orleans began to flood due to levee breaches; later that day, Bush declared a major disaster in Louisiana, officially
George_W._Bush
Flood in California, Oregon, and Nevada
Co., which was a major turning point in levee resilience and reconstruction. Prior to the great flood, levee breaks and failures caused much destruction
Great_Flood_of_1862
1984 film by Mark Rydell
together to build a levee, providing some relief. Wade arrives with a truck full of bankrupt farmers intent on dismantling the levee for cash. Wade offers
The_River_(1984_film)
1955 flood in California, U.S.
flooding struck portions of California. It was caused by heavy rainfall and a levee break on the Feather River, and directly resulted in the deaths of 74 people
1955_Yuba–Sutter_floods
Adjustable gate used to control water flow
used to control water flow in flood barriers, reservoir, river, stream, or levee systems. They may be designed to set spillway crest heights in dams, to
Floodgate
Flood control and military fortification barrier
heavy-duty geotextile fabric liner and is used as a temporary to semi-permanent levee or blast wall against small-arms fire or explosives. It has been used in
Hesco_bastion
Knee-length coat
mid-twentieth century. It was made of black velvet and traditionally worn at court, levées, and evening state parties by those who did not wear uniforms. A version
Tailcoat
Neighborhood in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
areas where the levee was breached during Hurricane Katrina in 2005 as well as the strength and height of the nearest Mississippi River Levees in contrast
French_Quarter
2019 documentary film by Dan Reed
Women's Soccer Team (2005) All Aboard! Rosie's Family Cruise (2006) When the Levees Broke (2006) Autism: The Musical (2007) Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven (2007)
Leaving_Neverland
City in Tasmania, Australia
2011). "Flood levee vital for Launceston". ABC Northern Tasmania. Retrieved 9 August 2011. "LCC compulsorily acquires land for flood levee project". Australia:
Launceston,_Tasmania
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Normandy, France
deposits have been used to create levees around Dol marsh. To the East of Sainte-Anne chapel is the "Duchesse-Anne" levee. It is 20 kilometres (12 mi) long
Mont-Saint-Michel_Bay
American filmmaker and actor (born 1957)
for Best Documentary Feature Film. He directed the HBO series When the Levees Broke (2006), which won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Directing
Spike_Lee
British musician (1947–2026)
England on 24 March 1947. While still a student, she was picked to front The Levee Breakers, a jug band featuring Mac McGann and Johnny Joyce, who played the
Beverley_Martyn
Construction tactic to relieve pressure
adjacent to earthen levees to relieve the pressure on the lake or river side of the levee and thus to prevent the collapse of the levee. The greater flow
Relief_well
Dictator of Chile from 1973 to 1990
Pinochet immunity'". BBC. 8 September 2006. Retrieved 23 December 2025. "Levée de l'immunité de Pinochet pour le meurtre d'un chimiste". LCI. 12 October
Augusto_Pinochet
Major river in Asia
Maurya, the founder of Maurya Empire, included the destruction of dams and levees as a strategy during the war. Firuz Shah Tughlaq had many canals built,
Ganges
Large body of salt water
flooding of the land by the building of breakwaters, seawalls, dykes and levees and other sea defences. For instance, the Thames Barrier is designed to
Sea
1941 Axis invasion of the Soviet Union during WWII
160,000 others joined the ranks of the Red Army. Nowhere was the Soviet levée en masse spirit stronger in resisting the Germans than at Leningrad, where
Operation_Barbarossa
Earthquake in Japan
Photographed in 2010: a levee can be seen along the shore
2024_Noto_earthquake
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Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord of goodness, Lord venkateswara
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Senior
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a defense consisting of a thorn hedge and a ditch, or a habitational name from some minor place named with Old English þorn ‘thorn bush’ + dīc ‘ditch’, ‘dike’.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Alankrita | அலஂகà¯à®°à®¿à®¤à®¾
Decorated lady
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Sibling
Girl/Female
Tamil
Daughter, Born of the body, Son
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Pure
Girl/Female
Hindu
Girl/Female
Greek
From Cythera.
Girl/Female
Tamil
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n.
An embankment to prevent inundations; a levee.
n.
A breach in the levee or embankment of a river, caused by the pressure of the water, as on the lower Mississippi.
n.
The act of rising.
n.
An evening party; -- distinguished from levee, and matinee.
n.
An audience hall; the court of a native prince; a state levee; a formal reception of native princes, given by the governor general of India.
n.
An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi; sometimes, the steep bank of a river.
v. t.
To keep within a channel by means of levees; as, to levee a river.
v. t.
To attend the levee or levees of.
n.
A morning assembly or reception of visitors, -- in distinction from a soiree, or evening assembly; a matinee; hence, also, any general or somewhat miscellaneous gathering of guests, whether in the daytime or evening; as, the president's levee.