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As far as I'm aware we largely control floods using dams and reservoirs and those systems work extraordinarily well. Wetlands are awesome, there are a source of biodiversity and should be preserved.
However, we have way more effective ways to prevent floods. Wetlands cannot beat human construction in terms of protecting lives from flooding.
Wetlands and floodplains are very important to mitigating floods, soil retention, and mass filtering. We haven't beaten nature and are spending significant sums of money to revitalize and protect these areas because we have realized that they are just better than what we do.