ANSWER:
Artificial levees are 'earthen mounds' built on the river banks to increase the 'volume of water' the channel can hold.
EXPLANATION:
- A levee or stop bank is called as a 'natural or artificial wall' or a bank which is used to protect the flooded water in a certain area and these Levees are made from the compact earth.
- There are two type of levee, artificial and natural. Artificial levee often seems to get damaged which may cause breach.
