# Give an example of how to stop a river flooding

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We have used the example of a levee.

- Levees and flood plains are formed when the level of the river is above the level of the land.
- Levees are banks on the side of the river which prevent the river flooding into the flood plain.
- Levees can be man made - concrete or artificial - mud.
- The flood plain is made up often of fertile land which encourages villages but then these can be at risk.