In many European countries, flood protection and development of levees has a great importance due to ever-increasing flood levels. The final version of Eurocode 7 includes three chapters that govern the levee design. They suggest mainly conventional concepts and principles but do not provide a comprehensive design methodology for use in practice as it was formerly given in the national standards. Analytical seepage calculations used in present-day practice are based on numerous simplifying assumptions, so they often do not simulate actual conditions. The method of slices, generally used for stability analysis, is sometimes criticized for theoretical reasons. Recently, development of numerical modeling and software have employed coupled finite element analysis for mechanical and hydraulic problems. A single FEM model can apply to levee design, stability analysis, underseepage and through seepage, and analysis of seepage forces. This paper reports research results gained about modeling levees by Plaxis to meet the requirements of the Eurocode 7.