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Flood barriers and water control

Water is coming. I need it stopped in the next few hours.

Temporary barriers for flood defence, containment and dewatering — including the situations where a water-filled barrier cannot be used.

Short answer

Most reusable flood barriers on the market are water-filled: you pump site water into a tube and the mass resists the flood. That is the cheapest answer for long runs along a river. It stops working at a shop doorway or a garage ramp where the flood has not arrived yet and there is no water to pump. Air-filled barriers deploy without a water source, which is the whole reason to pay more for them.

Typical use

  • Shopfront and doorway defence during floods
  • Underground garage and basement entrances
  • Construction dewatering
  • Oil spill containment
  • Temporary cofferdams for water works
  • Typhoon and storm preparation

Products in this category

6

garage flood gate — product view on a plain background

garage flood gate

地下车库挡水
inflatable flood barrier — product view on a plain background

inflatable flood barrier

挡水屏障
inflatable cofferdam deployed on site, in use

inflatable cofferdam

临时围堰
diversion dam deployed on site, in use

diversion dam

分流坝
oil containment boom deployed on site, in use

oil containment boom

围油栏
debris boom deployed on site, in use

debris boom

拦污栅

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Where this is the wrong purchase

For long continuous runs along a river or around a dewatering site with water available, water-filled barriers cost less per metre and are more stable because mass is free. Water pressure also rises with the square of height, so barrier height is a structural question — we will not quote a height without data behind it, and neither should anyone else.

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Page updated 2026-08-28

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