The Invisible Flood Control Wall (IFCWTM) is a removable floodwall that is erected only when flood waters threaten. Once the flood recedes, the wall packs neatly away, leaving a riverfront view without obstruction. The Invisible Flood Control Wall is in extensive use, with installations in over 30 cities in the United States and Europe.

The IFCWTM has been analyzed and accepted for use by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, and is installed on a half dozen Corps of Engineers projects. The IFCWTM meets all U.S. Army Corps of Engineers criteria for floodwalls, yet unlike traditional C.O.E. floodwall solutions, the Invisible Flood Control WallTM keeps the beauty of the riverfront setting intact rather than blighting the area with a permanent concrete wall or earthen levee.

Where: East Grand Forks, MN

What: 880 lineal feet of IFCW stacked on architectural parapet wall, plus several 14 high closures

When: Completed Spring 1999

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Fall 2009 IFCW in the Quad Cities - Armory Park, Rock Island, IL
Fall 2009 Anacostia Park Project, Washington D.C. utilizing the Invisible Flood Control Wall
Winter 2009 Largest removable floodwall installation in the world, 3500 lineal ft. at St. Paul Downtown Airport in St. Paul, MN, is installed and complete.
Fall 2008 New flood proofing project to T-Mobile systems building, Bothell, WA.

 
 

Publication: Land & Water
Title : "Invisible" Wall Protects Red River Valley
Date: 2004 Buyers' Guide
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"It's not just a big cement wall when you're coming into town. The wall has a nice design, and is relatively simple to put up." - Mayor Cliff Barth, Breckenridge, Minnesota
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