Which of the following is true about levees?

A) They are a reliable way to protect an area from flooding.
B) To be called a levee, a feature needs to be at least partly constructed by humans.
C) A levee can trap water on the floodplain after the flood has subsided.
D) None of these are correct.


C) A levee can trap water on the floodplain after the flood has subsided.

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