Dictionary of Ichthyology  

levée = an embankment constructed to prevent a river from overflowing, or to contain a farm pond, or a natural embankment formed by sediment deposit during flooding. Also spelled levee. Chevies park here when dry.

Sacramento River levée from Wikimedia Commons: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sacramento_River_Levee.jpg

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