Flood-control works

"Levees, banks or other works designed to confine a stream to a particular channel, or direct it along planned floodways into a flood- control reservoir." (United Nations Publications, 2013)

Sources

United Nations Publications. "Glossary of Shared Water Resources (English-Arabic): Technical, Socioeconomic and Legal Terminology." (2013). DOI:https://dx.doi.org/10.18356/70b462ce-en