Assertion: river's levee | /r/CapableOf | increase flooding
Facets:
value: upstream
type: LOCATION
value: because of the back-water pressure
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: Levees and flood-banks can also increase flooding upstream because of the back-water pressure as the river flow is impeded by the narrow channel banks.
text: Levees and flood-banks can also increase flooding upstream because of the back-water pressure as the river flow is impeded by the narrow channel banks.