| Abstract/Description or Keywords |
As defined in the Dike Maintenance Act, a dike is an embankment, wall, fill piling, pump, gate, floodbox, pipe, sluice, culvert, canal, ditch, drain, or any other thing that is constructed, assembled, or installed to prevent the flooding of land. However, from a practical perspective, dikes in BC are works that address major flood hazards. They generally do not include works designed primarily for local drainage and storm water control. Bank erosion protection works are also typically not considered dikes, except where they protect dikes and/or are part of a diking system. Armored berms and other works to control flooding and channel migration on alluvial fans are usually considered to be dikes. |
