flood barrier
Holds back deluge
A flood barrier is a structure designed to hold back rising water and protect an area from flooding.
These range from permanent walls and gates along rivers and coastlines to temporary inflatable or sandbag barriers deployed during emergencies: The Thames Barrier protects London from storm surges.
Unlike levees, which are earthen embankments, flood barriers are typically engineered structures with movable components.
- leveeRiver flood barrier
- damWater-holding barrier
- seawallCoastal erosion barrier
- dikeWall against flooding
- sandbagWeighted sack for barriers
sand bags · embankment · surge · overflow · rising · rising waters · water · water level · storm · coastal · sea level · riverbank · protection · concrete · wall · tide · high tide · current
- ThamesRiver Thames, tidal river, riverbank, towpath, embankments
- emergency responsefirst responders, emergency services, fire alarm, 911, call 911
- barrierswalls, wall, fences, fence, gates
- security barriersbarricade, border wall, border fence, perimeter fence, security fence
- water barriersseawall, breakwater, levee, dike, floodwall
- coastal protectionseawall, seawalls, breakwater, breakwaters, jetty
flood barrierlevee breach
Broken flood control structure
dam failure · weak point · storm surge · flash flood · deluge
flood barrierflood channel
Artificial overflow waterway
floodplain · flood zone · breach · dam break · storm drain
flood, barrier, floods, flooded, flooding, barriers, barred, barring