DRONE FOOTAGE: Flood Aftermath in North Sioux City, SD

[@noway905]

Somewhere I remember reading in a book about the hazards of building your house on sand. 🤔

[@dennisanstadt1039]

That is just nuts how much it changed the landscape

[@danlowe8684]

McCook Lake is a natural oxbow lake found in Union County, South Dakota, United States, about one mile north of North Sioux City. It was formed from a "cutoff" of the Missouri River. The lake is named for General John Cook, who commanded a company of soldiers stationed there in 1862-63 following the Dakota War of 1862. When or why the "Mc" was added is unknown. Most residents are located on the north side of the lake, while land around the south side is used for farming. The Izaak Walton League, an environmental organization active in lake issues, has a clubhouse located on the lake and owns most of the southern shore. The lake's level is supported by pumping water from the Missouri River through a 24-inch pipe at the southwest end, transported over 1½ miles, which costs about $1,000 a week. Locks were installed by the WPA at each end of the lake in the 1930s to allow for control of the lake's level during the Missouri's high-flow periods, but because they no longer occur, these are no longer in use. The lake level has been maintained via the pump and a well since the 1970s. In the 1950s, Missouri River flooding deposited large amounts of silt in the lake. A restoration project began in 1991, when the lake's average depth was 2-4 feet, to remove accumulated sediment (mostly clay and fine sand) of about 1,700,000 cubic yards (1,300,000 m3) from the lake's bottom. Noting increased temperatures in the shallow lake and dense aquatic vegetation, the EPA's total maximum daily load analysis said: "The lake mimicked a prairie slough more than a lake. "The dredging project's goal was to increase the average lake depth by 4.5 feet, with the aim of encouraging fish propagation in the lake and boosting its recreational use. As the project continued, more sediment was removed than originally anticipated. From 1991-1998, about 2,248,000 cubic yards (1,719,000 m3) was removed, or 132 percent of the original estimate. Dredging was to continue through the year 2000. In 1999, local reports said the average lake depth had increased to 11 feet with the maximum depth at 15 feet. A 2011 fishing survey put measurements of its average depth at 6 feet with a maximum depth of 14 feet. The 2011 Missouri River Flood affected McCook Lake, with record-level flooding on the river increasing the lake's depth more than five feet over its normal level. Lake managers reversed the pipeline flow to pump water back into the Missouri in order to prevent flooding of nearby homes and damage to city sewers. A no-wake zone was also implemented to prevent shoreline erosion. McCook Lake's pumps were damaged in the flood, but pumping was back in service by 2012. All three pumps were functioning again by April 2014.

[@plmn93]

Thanks for the info. I guess they must have figured the tax income generated outweighed the expense. Until now.

[@bowgibbly1]

I lived in Sioux city back in the late 40s til 56. I lived on leech st by the river. Most springs we would be evacuated in military duck vehicles and stayed in a mission. That river was a bad ass.

[@watermelonlalala]

Thank you! I was wondering how normal or abnormal this was.

[@DanoFSmith-yc9tg]

Basically every piece of infrastructure in North america, built pre 2010's, needs to be thoroughly examined, this is getting a bit ridiculous at this point between dams and bridges failing.

[@kevinbyrne4538]

Biden spent half a trillion dollars to renovate infrastructure ("Investing in America"). Apparently the money was well spent.

[@plmn93]

This was not a dam or bridge failure.

[@eligebrown8998]

It doesn't matter how modern. No building can withstand major flooding, tornadoes, and earthquakes and nothing can with stand fires.

[@you2angel1]

This is something the current Administration has been telling the former Administration. Thank God they were finally able to pass that Infrastructure Bill. God knows Wyoming has more problems than an access road sliding down the mountain. The water starts up here in Wyoming and if something done quick we're going to have a whole hell of a lot more problems. 🍊💩 have already shown us & told us what they value. It's not putting money back into our infrastructure, making our community's are safe. Placing America's infrastructure of that of a 3rd world country.

[@carolynforge8586]

@@eligebrown8998 And they are all happening, aren't they?

[@suehowie152]

How absolutely heartbreaking.

[@frankmacleod2565]

yeah they should have known better than to build there

[@suehowie152]

@@frankmacleod2565 Your compassion is overwhelming. That house and business has been there for a very long time.

[@frankmacleod2565]

@@suehowie152 maybe they shouldn't have built in a floodplain

[@suehowie152]

@@frankmacleod2565 Compassion is a great capacity to have..js

[@frankmacleod2565]

​@@suehowie152 I'll have to take your word for it, I sure haven't seen any myself

[@AhJodie]

Maybe the Native People had a good idea of not owning land and living in movable shelters. This drone footage is fantastic, and the devastation is shocking! I hope those people affected have places they can be safe in, wow! Can you imagine what that sounded like while it was happening?

[@alexquevedo831]

Wow hope everyone is okay GOD Bless You and America 🇺🇸

[@liamwilson3119]

Its crazy how insanely destructive water can be. Those poor people. Not only have they lost everything, they have to come back and clean all that up before they can rebuild.

[@richdobbs6595]

It is insane that folks will end up rebuilding hugely expensive homes even though the basic problem will probably not be addressed. The Midwest has always had floods. How exactly did this flood happen?

[@lockwoodpeckinpaugh9252]

Who would build on a flood plain. The insurance companies are starting to retreat from those properties. Look at Florida.

[@captlarry-3525]

Some great deal on water front property...

[@GuldeScott]

The effects of cloudseeding.

[@49plus0]

Wasn’t aware of cloud seeding?! If that is the case then sue the responsible people for reimbursement.

[@andrewfrazer8874]

I know in California insurance companies don't give insurance in a red flag zones where they have had many fire problems as the results of pacific gas and electricity unfortunately

[@DanoFSmith-yc9tg]

What does any of that have to do with South Dakota?

[@cecilefannin4776]

Prayers 🙏🙏🙏

[@poetmaggie1]

Last year it was the south west not its north, weather is not an absolute and never will be but many of our flood problems are the result of absolute thinking.

[@frankmacleod2565]

maybe don't build in a floodplain, geniuses

[@bluelava4282]

Tragedy on so many levels. Devastating to look at

[@lynnkramer1211]

People paid a premium $$$ for that riverfront property. Hope it was worth it. Now they know it is in the floodplain. No federal flood insurance should be issued. If you want to live that close to the river, insure your own house.

[@donaldpetersen2382]

Those were very nice looking homes (or vacation cabins?). Sad

[@lucmarchand617]

This is reason why in manitoba and western canada get tough building code.😮

[@ricki-bobby]

What comfort will Gnome offer?

[@momsterzz]

Let me guess, insurance doesn’t cover “natural disasters”

[@lynnkramer1211]

Taxpayer do. It is called Federal Flood Insurance. It pays for rich folks to rebuild over and over again flood after flood with your tax money. Great eh?

[@melissaharris3890]

House insurance rarely covers flood damage. You need separate insurance for that

[@Badkittys4]

Waterfront dwellers had enough yet?

[@kiewies]

Good God.... I knew it was bad, but this is.... Wow. Let's make sure to send money to Israel and Ukraine though

[@codymoe4986]

How much have you donated to the flood affected residents of Iowa?

[@billmadison2032]

what a shame

[@dbrew2u]

A lot of very expensive Real Estate will have to be demolished and removed . Hopefully these folks have Flood Insurance ?

[@greg2976]

How do you go about rebuilding all these loses?!!!!!!

[@Cbotham]

This is so crazy how all this is happing in this time line when houses are so unaffordable and all the infrastructure’s are failing around us trillions of dollars going elsewhere we’re it’s as if the prowers that be want this to happen. Stay vigilant it’s looking like a large land grab is happening all around America. we have very lazy people running our county. 🤷‍♂️we the people need to start making our own decisions again before we loose everything.

[@gageguy]

Ghost town. I didn't see any car or person. There's just no one there. Creepy.

[@sharperhawkeye5556]

Its not on a floodplain. The water was diverted to the lake to save a community that was on a flood plain... so many uninformed ppl here. The state and local government were horrible in the lead up to this with no warning or communication at all.

[@Me97202]

Now these people will be victimized again…by their insurance companies.

[@MrPaoTrieu]

⛈️😥

[@risa_sh.youtube3244]

🙏🎯🌍🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 The world 🌍 has changed **Nam myoho rengekyo** 🙏 Pray 🌍 peace 🕊️ be safe ______//

[@lukelee3]

That's what you get for hogging the lake to yourselves 😅😅

[@isartoraplatz]

The homes cars and roads Are like paper mâche how Can anyone believe there Is no G-D and the he and He only is the ultimate Power..👁

[@payneSanteeOutLaw]

What in the

[@nhansen197]

Portions of that community look to be a total loss. I think the sensible thing would be to move the effected portion of the community to higher ground and put a permanent moratorium on building so close to the water. My reasoning is that with the present global warming trend, we are going to see floods like this more often. Imagine having hundred year storms every year.

[@richdobbs6595]

The only reason that folks are building here at all is to be close to the water. It is an oxbow lake completely detached from the Missouri River. In this particular case, it seems like the more financially prudent thing to do would be to build a levee to protect the lake from the Big Sioux River. My question is with regards to insurance. Did these people have federal flood insurance? If not, this is a problem for the owners, since normal home insurance probably doesn't cover this sort of damage. Then there will be demands to blame the government and to cover these folks losses.

[@plmn93]

@@richdobbs6595 Well, it sounds like government action may have caused this, sacrificing these homes to save others. If that is true, they may have a solid case.

[@pinetree5489]

"Man-made" global warming is a fraud, a complete scam, going on now for more than forty years. I've followed it since reading an article in high school (in '75) about a theory of a possible ice age coming. There ARE major changes going on Earth AND the other planets (bet you haven't heard much about that). The climate is changing but it's not man's doing. Yes, we should be doing much less polluting but it's not changing the climate. The $trillions$ spent already haven't changed things one iota because it can't. Politicians (and the like) WANT you to think that THEY can change the climate with enough money. Please wake up. Investigate it yourself without the MSM as a source.

[@johndunn9819]

And bam, just like that, they go from, "government should get out of our lives...". To, "I sure like this gubmunt 🧀 cheese 🍕

[@mairwaugus5203]

No drones were injured in the taking of this footage. Kudos to the pilot.

[@abby54]

Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees, sit in Moses’ seat. So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. They tie up heavy cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide, and the tassels on their garments long; they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers. And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father, and he is in heaven. Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Messiah. The greatest among you will be your servant. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything, in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents, to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me; but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me, and keep my commandments. If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. "Matthew 5-7 NIV Bible Gateway", we can use google search. These are the teachings, the righteousness of our Lord Jesus Christ, our God. Repent and start doing what is right. The Kingdom of Heaven has come near. If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. When you pray do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners, to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need, before you ask him. This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.' For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. A time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit, and in truth. In the New Heaven and the New Earth, only righteousness dwells. May the Spirit of our Lord Jesus Christ our God be with you all.

[@vascodesena]

Hahhahahahahahha!

[@matthewy3950]

Keep building by the river and coastlines folks! Then keep voting for those Republicans who do not want to believe the science of Climate change and ignore the Engineers who say to stop building near water or change the way we build. So keep at it folks, keep doing it the same way and you will get the same year after year.

[@bugzybullz]

Democrats aren't any better, how about stop supporting the government, we went to war when they tried to put a tax on tea, this generation are simps and were apart of it. If your focus is politics, your playing the game every year.

[@vinceruland9236]

So between 2016 and 2022, Trump could have done something to prevent this massive amount of rainfall? What a ridiculous comment.

[@vinceruland9236]

When this happened a thousand years ago, or even tens of thousands of years ago, as it did, who was responsible for it then?

[@MrJerryk55]

@@vinceruland9236 you missed the point fool. What a stupid remark.

[@bugzybullz]

@@vinceruland9236 the oldest living organism on this earth currently is only 4,500 years old that being the coral reef, so no not tens of thousands of years, I believe we actually live in a young earth, not billions of years old. Go look up polystrate fossils, that alone if you have an understanding heart God put prove in the flood for science to figure out without slapping billions of years on something to make it rare, but bro just look up polystrate fossils, no way possible is a tree standing up for millions of years as the sedements and different ground layers cover it, this had to happen underwater with sedements being thrashed across the world putting animal fossil record in the mountains?? Where they shouldn't be at. Go look up the 60 whales that were uncovered in the desert. How are there mass graves of whales in the desert....just research and open youre heart to understanding. You'll realize this world is much more than what we're being told

[@MeestorBeefy]

Slava ukraini Too soon?

[@JeffWelsh-pc6kw]

Where's the National Guard and Biden horrible !

[@petereynolds1922]

BIDEN SAID TO BLINKIN, TONY, DONT RESPOND TO THIS, WE DONT CARE ABOUT AMERICAN HOMES, JUST WORRY ABOUT UKRANIAN HOMES. i AGREED TO LOOK OUT FOR THEM AND HUNTER TOOK PAYMENT, SO PLEASE FOCUS ON WHATS IMPORTANT TO OUR PARTY.

[@suehowie152]

What utter nonsense.

[@michaelellringer5600]

You need to take a course in politics. Why blame Biden? 90% of our DC politicians receive campaign funds from their Sugar Daddies, the defense contractors and the President. They'd all love to say No more funding for Ukraine, and? Lose their jobs!

[@johngreene7276]

It's called a flood plain for a reason.

[@MrDibbin]

Republican moment

[@vinceruland9236]

How??