Bank Protection : Rock, concrete, asphalt, vegetation, or other armor protecting a bank of a stream from erosion. Includes devices used to deflect the forces of erosion away from the bank. See: Embankment Slope Protection
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Flood Hazard Mitigation Handbook (FEMA Hazard Mitigation Handbook Series - Helping People before, during and after disasters), Appendix B: Glossary & Index of Flood Damage Keywords, Washington D.C., USA 2002. http://www.conservationtech.com/FEMA-WEB/FEMA-subw eb-flood/01-06-FLOOD/8-Appendices/appendix-B.htm, (ND/ Flood - Amer) {62}