# Levees and flood plains

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- 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.
- When the river is full, it floods into the flood plain and leaves behind fertile soil.