Discussion
The embankments constructed parallel to river for flood protection are called :
Answer: C
Embankments built parallel to a river for flood protection are Levees.
Artificial levees (embankments or bunds) run along the banks to confine floodwater to the channel, as along the Kosi, Brahmaputra and Mississippi. Natural levees form the same way when floodwater drops sediment next to the channel.
Groynes are built across or at an angle to the flow to deflect water and protect banks or beaches, guide banks steer a river through a bridge opening, and terraces are old floodplain levels left by river incision, not flood defences.
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