A Conversation for Genius at Work: Flood Barriers
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Caiman raptor elk - Inside big box, thinking. Started conversation Sep 14, 2018
We experimented with stuff like that here in the Netherlands (well not exactly the self-floating barriers you are proposing)
We have inflatable flood barriers (google "balgstuw Ramspol" if you want to get the idea)
The military also had floating barriers in the fifties/sixties, but these were to flood the land and delay the Russians. Just block your major river of choice and don't tell the civilians that live there until running is the only option left.
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Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Sep 14, 2018
You may need those strategies yet.
Of course, here, they won't help, because the government are just going to sell it to them. 
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Caiman raptor elk - Inside big box, thinking. Posted Sep 14, 2018
Currently, getting the water out is more important I guess
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Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Sep 14, 2018
Now, that's true, alas. 
I hate hurricane season.
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Caiman raptor elk - Inside big box, thinking. Posted Sep 14, 2018
Yeah, I prefer sugarcane.
Best of luck.
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Paigetheoracle Posted Oct 9, 2018
I didn't know you were Dutch? My wife has a brother living out there. Hadn't thought about the Dutch being in need of such ideas but I have an even longer post on this that I am going to try to slip past Dmitri without rewriting (watch me fail).
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Caiman raptor elk - Inside big box, thinking. Posted Oct 9, 2018
In a flat country, you have to make sure the water flows in the right direction. You don't want salt water from the sea flowing up your rivers.
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- 1: Caiman raptor elk - Inside big box, thinking. (Sep 14, 2018)
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- 4: Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor (Sep 14, 2018)
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