Which risk increases within a levee-protected floodplain when upstream channel sinuosity creates frequent oxbow formations?

💡 Explanation

Levee overtopping risk increases because increased sinuosity leads to higher peak discharge downstream due to lessened temporary storage by decreased stream length; increased flows overwhelm the limited levee capacity therefore threatening flooding rather than altered water movement.

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