Levee Levee A levee (), dike, dyke, embankment, floodbank or stopbank is an elongated naturally occurring ridge or artificially constructed fill or wall, which regulates water levels. It is usually earthen and often parallel to the course of a river in its floodplain or along low-lying coastlines. Speakers of American English (notably in the Midwest and Deep South), use the word "levee", from the French word "levée" (from the feminine past participle of the French verb "lever", "to raise"). It originated in New Orleans a few years after the city's founding in 1718 and was later adopted by English speakers. The
Saison (river) "Uhaitz handia" (or simply "Uhaitza") is based on the common word "uhaitz" meaning "torrential river" in Euskara. It corresponds to the French word "gave". "-a" is the article and "handi" means "big". The enigmatic gascon name "Saison" could be a contraction "season" with the former name "Gaison", itself derived from the variant "ugaitz" of "uhaitz". Tributary names are also linguistically interesting, with two specific stems: The stem "gezal", a derivate of basque "gazi" 'salty', applied to 'still water', is also represented. Saison (river) The Saison or Uhaitz Handia, is a left tributary of the Gave d'Oloron river in the French