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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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2017
2017
Not all breaks are equal: Variable hydrologic and geomorphic responses to intentional levee breaches along the lower Cosumnes River, California
The transport of water and sediment from rivers to adjacent floodplains helps generate complex floodplain, wetland, and riparian… 
2014
2014
Large-Scale Experiment and Numerical Modeling of a Riverine Levee Breach
AbstractThis study aims to clarify the mechanism of riverine levee breach and propose a new numerical model for that phenomenon… 
Review
2008
Review
2008
Overview of New Orleans Levee Failures: Lessons Learned and Their Impact on National Levee Design and Assessment
This paper provides an overview of the Southeast Louisiana Flood and Hurricane Protection System that was in place at the time of… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
An outline of North American deglaciation with emphasis on central and northern Canada
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Deep submarine pyroclastic eruptions: theory and predicted landforms and deposits
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Mechanisms and controls on the formation of sand intrusions
Sandstone intrusions are found in all sedimentary environments but have been reported most commonly from deep-water settings… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Constraints on dike propagation from continuous GPS measurements
The January 1997 East Rift Zone eruption on Kilauea volcano, Hawaii, occurred within a network of continuous Global Positioning… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
The 616 Ma Old Egersund Basaltic Dike Swarm, Sw Norway, and Late Neoproterozoic Opening of the Iapetus Ocean
The Egersund dike swarm of SW Norway is made up of 11 basaltic dikes trending ESE‐WNW. Two groups are defined: porphyritic dikes… 
Review
1997
Review
1997
MASS-TRANSPORT DEPOSITS OF THE AMAZON FAN
Seismic reflection profiles show at least four major mass-transport deposits (MTDs) on the Amazon Fan that drilling has shown… 
Review
1981
Review
1981
Dabbling Duck and Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Responses to Manipulated Wetland Habitat
Responses of breeding dabbling ducks (Anatini) and aquatic macroinvertebrates to experimental modifications of cover:water ratio… 
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