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A natural levee is _____.

A. an erosional feature that causes additional sediment to enter the river
B. a depositional elongated ridge formed by moving water that runs parallel to a stream channel
C. an elongated ridge designed by engineers that runs parallel to a stream channel
D. the result of wind erosion

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Answer:

Option C, an elongated ridge designed by engineers that runs parallel to a stream channel

Step-by-step explanation:

A natural or artificial levee is basically a ridge constructed along a river bank to regulate the water level in the stream.

It run along the river embankment and hence can be said that it runs parallel to the river length

Hence, option C is correct

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