Flood Control

Flood control refers to all methods used to reduce or prevent the detrimental effects of flood waters.

Read more about Flood Control:  Causes of Floods, Effects of Floods, Control of Floods, Benefits of Flooding

Famous quotes containing the words flood and/or control:

    “My ark sings in the sun
    At God speeded summer’s end
    And the flood flowers now.”
    —Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)

    “Why wont they let a year die without bringing in a new one on the instant, cant they use birth control on time? I want an interregnum. The stupid years patter on with unrelenting feet, never stopping—rising to little monotonous peaks in our imaginations at festivals like New Year’s and Easter and Christmas—But, goodness, why need they do it?”
    —John Dos Passos (1896–1970)