hydrographic feature human construction levee EcoLexicon:levee FTT:619 dyke TGN:51251 embankment EMBANKMENT Geonames:S.DIKE Geonames:T.LEV ENVO dike FTT:21 ENVO:00000178 FTT:921 TGN:51263 An artificial slope or wall, usually earthen, which parallels the course of a river, built for the purpose of containing the river. dike (manmade) SWEETRealm:Dike REVETMENT FTT:197 FTT:252 FTT:670 berm levee revetment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levee slope