The following statement best describes the formation of natural levees.
A) During large floods, water covers much of the floodplain. As water spills out of the channel, coarse deposits are deposited closest to the channel banks
B) Biological organisms, such as beavers, build out sediments for hunting, storing, and nesting.
C) The outer parts of meandering streams leave deposits along the banks as they whip around the bend.
D) All levees are man made.
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