How are levees beneficial to human settlements? a. Levees prevent rivers from flooding their banks as often. b. Levees prevent rivers from flooding their banks. c. Levees prevent rivers from depositing their sediment in wetlands. d. Levees prevent valuable fish stocks from escaping their pens.

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Mclaughlin

10 October, 02:40

How are levees beneficial to human settlements? a. Levees prevent rivers from flooding their banks as often. b. Levees prevent rivers from flooding their banks. c. Levees prevent rivers from depositing their sediment in wetlands. d. Levees prevent valuable fish stocks from escaping their pens.

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Kayla Medina · Answer 1

a. Levees prevent rivers from flooding their banks as often. The reason I would say this is the answer is because levees do not 100% prevent rivers from flooding their banks because it is highly likely that a levee will one day break, causing a flood.

Adam · Answer 2

A. Levees prevent rivers from flooding their banks as often.