Located on high ground atop an old natural river levee, it was not flooded.

The river levee is completely paved and a car or bicycle can be ridden for miles on top of it.

The original road through the Avondale shipyards continued straight along the river levee and no longer exists.

Members of the unit also worked to strengthen and repair river levees.

The convex parts have higher river levees and topography.

To facilitate cultivation, central court built irrigation facilities and river levees.

Until then, urban development in New Orleans was largely limited to higher ground along the natural river levees and bayous.

The river levee was not restored at Bonnet Carré until 1883.

We went to Old Bull Lee's house outside town near the river levee.

"We won't have to improve the river levee," said the city engineer.