Which process increases flood severity downstream during levee construction?

💡 Explanation

Restricting a river by levees prevents natural floodplain inundation; this increases water volume downstream because floodplain storage vanishes, therefore boosting flood peaks rather than mitigating discharge in a widespread fashion.

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