The basic way to prevent flooding, or more accurately, to reduce flood damage, is to make sure most farmlands are based on soil conservation planning of farming on or near the contour! This slows the water flowing on the fields and reduces the runoff or spreads it over more time! Thus the peak flow is spread over more time. That is what I was taught as an engineer, prevention is more important than finding a cure.
Published by Abba Niv, Drainage Engieer at Zafrir Weinstein Engineers PM
The basic way to prevent flooding, or more accurately, to reduce flood damage, is to make sure most farmlands are based on soil conservation planning of farming on or near the contour! This slows the water flowing on the fields and reduces the runoff or spreads it over more time! Thus the peak flow is spread over more time. That is what I was taught as an engineer, prevention is more important than finding a cure.