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   levee

   /ˈlɛvi/

   noun

   • 1. a formal reception of visitors or guests: "the great stop on the Washington social circuit was the diplomat's levee"
   • ▪ an afternoon assembly for men held by the British monarch or their representative: "he was presented at one of Prince Albert's levees in 1850"
   • ▪ a reception of visitors just after rising from bed.

   Word Origin late 17th century (denoting a reception of visitors after rising from bed) : from French levé, variant of lever ‘rising’, from the verb lever.

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   What is the north shore levee?

   • Background -- The Cities of Aberdeen and Hoquiam are working in partnership to design and build the North Shore Levee to provide flood protection for low-lying parts of the cities between the Wishkah and Hoquiam Rivers north of the Chehalis River and Grays Harbor Estuary.

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   How much does it cost to build a levee?

   • The North Shore Levee—West Segment, estimated to cost $40 million to construct, will build a levee (earthen, concrete, and sheet pile) for 4.7 miles bordering the west side of Hoquiam.

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   What does Levant mean?

   • Levant, historical term designating the region along the eastern Mediterranean, roughly corresponding to modern-day Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and adjacent areas. Common use of the term is associated with Venetian and other trading ventures and the establishment of commerce with cities such as Tyre and Sidon.

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   How much does the north shore levee cost?

   • The total construction cost of the North Shore is estimated to be at least $78 million. There are four stages of the North Shore Levee Project: Completion of the Fry Creek Pump Station Construction of the Levee to the east of the Port of Grays Harbor Construction of the Levee to the west of the Port of Harbor

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   4 days ago · An operationally deficient rating, earned by 48% of inspected levees in Iowa, means a levee would likely fail during a flood because of structure problems. Meanwhile, researchers say climate ...

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   4 days ago · While Iowa tries to improve its crumbling levee systems, researchers believe state officials should more drastically change their approach to flood mitigation.

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   2 days ago · The North Shore Levee will construct a 6.2-mile levee across the two cities, providing critical flood protection and removing over 3,100 properties from FEMA's mapped Special Flood Hazard Area.

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