Geography GCSE

Levées

What Levées means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.

Definition of Levées

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Natural embankments along the river banks, built up over time when a flooding river loses energy and drops its heaviest, coarsest material first, closest to the channel.

AQA · River landscapes in the UK

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River landscapes in the UK (AQA GCSE)

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