# River floods

Source: https://projectgcse.co.uk/geography/water/river_floods

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- Floods occur after heavy rain because the land gets saturated and can't absorb any more water.
- Often people are killed by drowning or disease.
- After a flood, people try and prevent a flood in the future. Methods include: Dams, levees and afforestation.

#### **Case studies**

- [The Mississippi River](https://www.projectgcse.co.uk/gcse_geography/the_mississippi_river)