East Coast Protective Levee system

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The East Coast Protective Levee system is a network of flood-control levees in South Florida designed to protect developed coastal areas from flooding and manage water levels as part of the region’s broader water management infrastructure.

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instanceOf flood-control levee system ⓘ
water management infrastructure ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
designedFor protection from seasonal heavy rains ⓘ
protection from tropical storms and hurricanes ⓘ
environmentalImpact alters natural hydrology between coastal areas and interior wetlands ⓘ
influences water levels in adjacent wetlands ⓘ
follows general alignment of the developed East Coast urban corridor of South Florida ⓘ
function control movement of water between coastal urban areas and interior wetlands ⓘ
limit overbank flooding into developed areas ⓘ
maintain target canal water levels ⓘ
goal protect commercial and industrial areas ⓘ
protect human life in coastal communities ⓘ
protect residential areas ⓘ
support economic activity in coastal South Florida ⓘ
hasComponent canals ⓘ
earthen levees ⓘ
gates ⓘ
pumps ⓘ
water control structures ⓘ
hasPurpose flood control ⓘ
protection of developed coastal areas from flooding ⓘ
protection of property and infrastructure ⓘ
reduction of flood risk from heavy rainfall ⓘ
reduction of flood risk from high water levels in canals ⓘ
stormwater management ⓘ
water level management ⓘ
locatedIn Florida ⓘ
South Florida ⓘ
coastal urban areas of South Florida ⓘ
managedAsPartOf regional water control operations in South Florida ⓘ
partOf South Florida flood control system ⓘ
South Florida water management infrastructure ⓘ
regional water management system of South Florida ⓘ
requires coordination with other regional water control structures ⓘ
ongoing inspection and maintenance ⓘ
risk overtopping during extreme storm events ⓘ
structural damage if not adequately maintained ⓘ
separates developed coastal areas of South Florida ⓘ
interior wetlands and conservation areas ⓘ
usedFor managing water levels during wet and dry seasons ⓘ
reducing flood damage potential in coastal communities ⓘ
routing excess water away from developed areas ⓘ

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Central and Southern Florida Project → includesComponent → East Coast Protective Levee system ⓘ