Which effect increases when riverine levees constrict floodplains subjected to increased precipitation?

💡 Explanation

When levees constrict floodplains and precipitation increases, channel conveyance is reduced because the flood storage area is diminished, causing water to back up. Therefore, amplified flood crest height occurs upstream rather than increased deposition, higher velocity, or reduced bed erosion which require unconfined flow.

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