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GCSE Geography · key term
Raised banks beside a river that increase the amount of water contained before it spills onto surrounding land.
Used by Edexcel
Specification 8.3 · Paper 3
Revise: Landscape ChallengesEmbankments are raised banks beside a river. They increase the volume of water the channel can contain before it spills onto surrounding land. They can protect existing development and may provide walking routes.
The Thames Barrier protects areas upstream against storm tides, not areas downstream. Downstream protection depends on higher walls and embankments.
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