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Nadya [2.5K]
3 years ago
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What is the purpose of a dike?

Geography
2 answers:
notsponge [240]3 years ago
8 0
The main purpose of a dike is protecting the land behind it from flooding.
xxMikexx [17]3 years ago
4 0
The main purpose of a dike<span> is protecting the land behind it from flooding</span><span>, whereas a dams' </span>purpose<span> is to retain the water. 

Hope this answer helps! feel free to ask any additional questions :)

Also if you are good at Geometry, would you mind seeing if you could answer some of the questions on my profile?</span>
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