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<br />FLOOD FIGHTING METHODS 2003 <br /> <br />6.3A <br />Page 46 <br /> <br />Temporary Levee <br /> <br />This method is used to raise low areas using plastic <br />sheeting and fill material (sand, gravel, dirt, etc.) to prevent <br />overtopping of levees, stream, river banks, small earthen <br />dams, roadways etc. To raise low areas, unfold a <br />. 20'x1 OO'x1 0 mil roll of visquine and layout flat (see <br />Figures 12). <br /> <br />Lay plastic flat on area to be raised. Place fill material (dirt, <br />sand, gravel, etc.) on plastic. Fold plastic over material, lay <br />a single row of sandbags on the backside lip of plastic and <br />on all seams. Place fill material on the visquine using <br />dump bed trucks, front-end loaders, or manually. <br /> <br />When this method is used in overtopping of small earthen <br />dams, a spillway must be constructed. <br /> <br />Top View w/s <br /> <br /> <br />Plastic <br /> <br />Side View <br /> <br />Figure 12 <br /> <br />17 <br />