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A fact from Flood wall appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 1 November 2005. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that flood walls are man-made vertical barriers that are designed to temporarily contain the waters of a river or other waterway during seasonal or extreme weather events?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2005/November.

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Latest comment: 12 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

I think there could be a comparison between a standard dike and a flood wall listing advantages and disadvantages. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DieselDude (talk • contribs) 19:12, 29 August 2012 (UTC)Reply

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...Flood walls are man-made primarily vertical barriers designed to temporarily contain the waters of a river or other waterway during seasonal or extreme weather events?

Very US-oriented, broaden your vision, Yankees!

Should this article mention ...

Latest comment: 11 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

... specialised forms of floodwalls, such as the Fox Point Hurricane Barrier in Providence, RI, USA or the Saint Petersburg Dam in Saint Petersburg, Russia? Or should those be kept separate. They certainly seem to be floodwalls in this article's understanding ... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Getheren (talk • contribs) 04:44, 14 June 2013 (UTC)Reply

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