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Which outcome results when flood surges breach levees?

A)Increased river sediment deposition downstream
B)Significant backwater flooding landward side
C)Accelerated river channel incision upstream
D)Enhanced groundwater recharge adjacent areas

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Breaching levees cause backwater flooding because hydraulic head reduction reduces river flow inland via hydrostatic pressure; therefore, surge water inundates the protected land rather than river sediments being deposited, which require reduced velocity.

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