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The levee at New Orleans, Louisiana in the 1800's.

The Levee at New Orleans

The levee at New Orleans, Louisiana in the 1800's.

Block diagram showing the flood-plain of a river, with ox-bows and marginal streams and in section, the flood-plain deposits and natural levees.

Flood Plain of a River

Block diagram showing the flood-plain of a river, with ox-bows and marginal streams and in section,…

St. Louis was a river city, and it therefore developed in response to its relationship to the river. Development, particularly economic development, clustered around the settlement’s Mississippi River bank on what was called "the levee" and is now called "the landing."

St. Louis Levee

St. Louis was a river city, and it therefore developed in response to its relationship to the river.…