| Shorttitle: | Flood Control Act of 1938 |
| Longtitle: | An Act authorizing the construction of certain public works on rivers and harbors for flood control, and for other purposes. |
| Nickname: | Public Works Act of 1938 |
| Enacted By: | 75th |
| Effective Date: | June 28, 1938 |
| Cite Statutes At Large: | , Chap. 795 |
| Acts Amended: | Flood Control Act of 1936 |
| Title Amended: | 33 U.S.C.: Navigable Waters |
| Sections Amended: | § 701 et seq. |
| Introducedin: | House |
| Passedbody1: | House |
| Passeddate1: | June 7, 1938 |
| Passedvote1: | Passed |
| Passedbody2: | Senate |
| Passeddate2: | June 10, 1938 |
| Passedvote2: | Passed |
| Conferencedate: | June 14, 1938 |
| Passedbody3: | House |
| Passeddate3: | June 14, 1938 |
| Passedvote3: | Agreed, in lieu of |
| Passedbody4: | Senate |
| Passeddate4: | June 15, 1938 |
| Passedvote4: | 51-32 |
| Signedpresident: | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Signeddate: | June 28, 1938 |
The Flood Control Act of 1938 was an Act of the United States Congress signed into law by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt that authorized civil engineering projects such as dams, levees, dikes, and other flood control measures through the United States Army Corps of Engineers and other Federal agencies. It is one of a number of Flood Control Acts passed nearly annually by the United States Congress.
for related legislation which sometime also implement flood control provisions.