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Levee breach

Known as: Dike breach, Dyke breach, Levee failure 
A levee breach or levee failure (the word dike or dyke can also be used instead of levee) is a situation where a levee fails or is intentionally… 
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2015
2015
Rapid generation of reaction permeability in the roots of black smoker systems, Troodos ophiolite, Cyprus
The deep levels of former black smoker hydrothermal systems are widespread in the Troodos ophiolite in Cyprus. They are marked by… 
2012
2012
STATISTICAL EVALUATION OF HISTORICAL DIKE FAILURE MECHANISM
Statistical evaluation of historical dike failure mechanism The failure mechanism of flood protection dikes includes physical… 
2011
2011
Corn production with spray, LEPA, and SDI
Corn is a major irrigated crop in the U.S. Great Plains with a large irrigation requirement making efficient, effective… 
2007
2007
Arsenic contaminated aquifers: a study of the Ganga levee zones in Bihar, India
'In Bihar Plains, ground water is the most important source of drinking and irrigation water. The purpose of this… 
2006
2006
Modeling the influence of river rehabilitation scenarios on bed material sediment flux in a large river over decadal timescales
A stochastic flood generator and calibrated sediment transport formulae were used to assess the decadal impact of major river… 
2004
2004
Rhyodacitic fissure eruption in Southern Andes ( Cordón Caulle ; 40 . 5 8 S ) after the 1960 ( Mw : 9 . 5 ) Chilean earthquake : a structural interpretation
The 1960 rhyodacitic fissure eruption in the Cordón Caulle Volcanic Complex (CCVC), located in Southern Andes (40.58S) was a… 
2003
2003
Seismological constraints for the dyke emplacement of the July-August 2001 lateral eruption at Mt. Etna volcano, Italy
In this paper we report seismological evidence regarding the emplacement of the dike that fed the July 18 - August 9, 2001… 
2000
2000
The Dyke Marsh Preserve Ecosystem
For over a century, Dyke marsh along the Potomac River just south of Alexandria, VA, has been a favorite site for natural history… 
Review
1997
Review
1997
Inflation of Long Valley Caldera, California, Basin and Range Strain, and possible mono craters dike opening from 1990–94 GPS surveys
Five years of annual Global Positioning System (GPS) surveys of a network centered on Long Valley, California, constrain… 
1972
1972
High-potassium intrusives from southeastern Papua
This paper presents petrographic, major element, and trace element data from high-potassium ‘shoshonitic’ rocks of Miocene age… 
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