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Title: LEVEE FAILURE
Caption: A breach of this levee in Illinois during the 1993 floods of the Mississippi River caused flooding of the town of Valmeyer. Rapidly flowing whitewater can be seen rushing through the breach in the lower half of this grass-covered earthen levee. (Comstock Images)
Keywords: streams, rivers, water, floods, flooding, levees