- Be Informed
- 911
- Agriculture and Farm Operations
- Air Travelers
- Biological Threats
- Blizzards
- Bomb Threats
- Bus Travelers
- Business Community
- Carbon Monoxide
- Chemical Threats
- Clean Air
- Coping with Emergencies
- Cyber Attacks
- Donations
- Evacuation
- Extreme Cold
- Extreme Heat
- Financial Institutions
- Fires
- Flood Insurance Program
- Flooding
- Flooding - Living Behind a Levee
- Forms of Communication
- General Aviation
- Hail
- High-Rise Buildings
- Hobby Shops
- Home Safety
- Hotels and Motels
- Household Chemicals
- In a Moving Car
- Influenza Pandemics
- Multi-Family Dwellings
- Nuclear Threats
- Power Outages
- Radiation Threats
- Retail Stores
- Shelter In Place
- Storage and Warehouse Facilities
- Suspicious Packages
- Terrorism
- Thunderstorms
- Tornados
- Utilities
- Warning Sirens
- Winter Driving
- Winter Weather
- Be Informed
- 911
- Agriculture and Farm Operations
- Air Travelers
- Biological Threats
- Blizzards
- Bomb Threats
- Bus Travelers
- Business Community
- Carbon Monoxide
- Chemical Threats
- Clean Air
- Coping with Emergencies
- Cyber Attacks
- Donations
- Evacuation
- Extreme Cold
- Extreme Heat
- Financial Institutions
- Fires
- Flood Insurance Program
- Flooding
- Flooding - Living Behind a Levee
- Forms of Communication
- General Aviation
- Hail
- High-Rise Buildings
- Hobby Shops
- Home Safety
- Hotels and Motels
- Household Chemicals
- In a Moving Car
- Influenza Pandemics
- Multi-Family Dwellings
- Nuclear Threats
- Power Outages
- Radiation Threats
- Retail Stores
- Shelter In Place
- Storage and Warehouse Facilities
- Suspicious Packages
- Terrorism
- Thunderstorms
- Tornados
- Utilities
- Warning Sirens
- Winter Driving
- Winter Weather
Flooding - Living Behind a Levee
Are My Home and Loved Ones Safe from Floods?
Most people know that levees are structures built near rivers and lakes to reduce the risk of flooding. But what does it mean to live behind a levee? How much protection does a levee really provide? What do you need to know to remain as safe as possible?
This booklet was created to help answer your questions about levees and their associated risk. Most importantly, it is intended to help you act now to better protect yourself against future flood threats.
So, You Live Behind a Levee! – booklet published by the American Society of Civil Engineers