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GCSE Geography · key term
A raised bank of deposited sediment beside a river channel, built up through repeated flooding.
Used by Edexcel and OCR
Paper 2
Revise: River Processes and LandformsRepeated floods build raised banks of sediment beside the channel. These are natural levees. A levee is therefore a depositional feature produced by repeated flooding, whereas the floodplain as a whole reflects both erosion and deposition.
Specification 3.2b · Paper 1, Paper 3
A raised bank of deposited river sediment alongside a channel, built up during repeated floods.
Do not identify a natural levee from a line beside a river alone: it could be an artificial embankment. Check the map key and other evidence.
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The lower Tees also has natural levees. When floodwater spills over the banks, it loses speed and deposits sediment. Repeated floods build up raised banks beside the channel.