Lake vanishes after Michigan dam fails during record flooding

Wixom Lake, a reservoir of the Edenville Dam was entirely drained after record flooding cause the embankment to fail on Tuesday, March 19, 2020. This footage captured on May 20 shows the devastation caused around the lake and immediately downstream of the dam.
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[@yesterdaysguy]

If there was a time to do dock maintenance - it's now.

[@D.S.44]

yesterdaysguy you mean move the docks that lake ain’t coming back

[@nesq4104]

Lmaooooo.

[@nesq4104]

@@D.S.44 maybe some years to refill

[@Vera-xu3xw]

Lol

[@whatfreedom7]

So much for waterfront property.

[@fhuber7507]

House for sale. Private dock. The lake is down this year.

[@specialp5362]

Water front property....?

[@rmjsvcs5070]

@@specialp5362 mud front property

[@ImBatman83]

Buyer: Where is the lake? Seller: You came during a low tide. Wow, that really suck. I feel bad for the ones downstream than the ones that lost a view.

[@209alfredo2091]

@Roy G Biv stinks of what? Why would it stink?

[@jimmiller5600]

@@209alfredo2091 decomposing organic matter exposed to oxygen.

[@MrEerwin]

"Nature has always had more force than education." --Voltaire

[@andrewvelonis5940]

"History shows again and again how nature points out the folly of men" -- Blue Oyster Cult

[@jacobpalmer6462]

@Unimportant Person "Look, it's Prince Lotor... Just hanging out in the bridge" ~Voltron

[@rockclimber3045]

Thick cement dams can hold nature back dirt dams always fail in a huge flood. The people that run Michigan need to be educated.

[@inprtandaciuntplsnobanlolj6108]

@@rockclimber3045 One cement dam somewhere has failed. Cement dams always fail.

[@nancychace8619]

"Nature has always had more force than education." - Voltaire - Or lack of education...

[@Sumtoshi]

I imagine they’ll find all kinds of things people wanted to hide in that lake

[@cjyo9123]

Lol yeah if you’ve seen Ozark you might get an idea

[@mrscott01]

Agenda 21 is at play here. Remove your lakes

[@seachers6124]

Especially if the Clinton's have ever been there...

[@dk14929]

@@seachers6124 Why do you gotta bring politics into everything?

[@johnbob4545]

I freaking found the Caddy. Yep, you know the one. Jimmy Hoffa. Keeping the location secret though.

[@lostcause2137]

As luck would have it I sold my home on Wixom Lake at the first of March.

[@michaelb.8953]

Now go play the lottery.

[@0xsergy]

@@michaelb.8953 he's a lost cause

[@Aylansutton]

great for you...sucks for the new buyer...lmao....awsome

[@YTnotes]

New home owner: I'm never gonna financially recover from this.

[@Aylansutton]

at least the new home owner wont have to worry about drowning.. ohh wait im wrong there gonna drown in debt..lmao..

[@andrewchristiansen8311]

bet 200$ your property taxes will still be assessed as "lake front"

[@recoveringsoul755]

With state of emergency declared, there may be some tax breaks. I remember when a gas pipeline explosion took out a neighborhood in California, that area was declared an emergency and tax rules were different for them. My dad lived so close to that he stood on his front porch and got photos of flames shooting up over the rooftops of the homes across the street from him. It happened one block over. Way too close for , well, just way too close.

[@andrewchristiansen8311]

@@recoveringsoul755 in this state our non refundable FICA is 6.5% and state tax that you get back is only 4%. Trust me they will be getting boned on their taxes.

* $200

[@blas4me50]

That would truly be a kick in the sack, no bueno.

[@dylank7234]

You might as well bet a million on that cuz you know you're right

[@bigdog4574]

Imaging finishing the dock for $5000 last fall thinking you’re going to finally get a Boat this summer.

[@DominicciSkycam]

@TheOtherWhiteBread0 what are you smokin? seriously, i want some... 5k is plenty to finish a dock in this lake...

[@BigKing17]

@@DominicciSkycam I guess he's using gold instead of wood

[@steveletson6616]

TheOtherWhiteBread0 Here in Michigan 5grand is a lot to spend on a dock. A lot of the docks are pre made modular sections that are removed every fall because otherwise they would be ripped apart and sent downstream when the ice breaks up or during spring flooding. This isn't Florida. Aluminum docks with wheels are popular on wixom. Easy in, easy out. Same with boat lifts.

[@daArchitect-]

Yep I use to put docks in the Michigan lakes. Put in spring take out fall.

[@markpashia7067]

Better to have a useless dock than a useless dock and boat!!!

[@thomasteac8919]

I guarantee you there will be trees growing in the lake before they rebuild. If they ever?

[@dsfs17987]

@Donald Kasper that's not how dams work, the lake would be deeper, yes, but its normal level would be at the same spot the shallow version had, meaning - increase inflow would still make it run over the dam, they need to increase the bank height (and/or more flood area) if you want more capacity to handle more than usual inflow

[@G-ra-ha-m]

@Preston Hanson All the money that should have been spent in America has been paid to Lockheed Martin etc and then offshored. Same in the UK, the roads are appalling, cheap patches on top of cheap patches - we welcome the water board digging anywhere as their's are the best patches. The money went on the expensive campaign to bomb the Syrians for their (now worthless) oil.

[@danielziemba8045]

jz1199 not necessarily. Lower lake bottom means a lower head can be maintained before spring rains

[@MisterTwister88]

geheimschriver 6 months tops

[@haroldfachin2280]

If you’re

[@Night_Night478]

Imagine buying lakefront property, and then the next morning the lake says: "Aight, I'mma head out"

[@BizzzyBee]

😭😭

[@robertswift8708]

Rite on

[@topenddean]

That happened to more than one person in this instance. Literally.

[@Deebo100]

🤣

[@waynejakamarra4479]

Hahaha 🤣😂😁 that's a good one👍

[@youbadolivez]

Engineers warned county officials back in 2018 that this particular dam couldn't withstand an increase in water, but was ignored.

[@Schelle7000]

No, they warned Lee Mueller, the private owner of these dams, not "county officials". Mueller, has been warned about these dams for years, and actually wanted the lakefront property owners to pay for the near 100 grand repair(back in 2011, it was probably far more than that now since he neglected them for so long) to the dam, even though he owns them, and was making money hand over fist from them.

[@Michfan4life]

They warned Boyce Hydro LLC. A private company that owned these dams. Get your facts straight.

[@inprtandaciuntplsnobanlolj6108]

@@Schelle7000 i heard the dams lowered the water levels and the property owners and the state complained. The courts intervened and required them to raise the water level.

[@thereisnosanctuary6184]

Phil Hall Oh, Jesus. Physics isn't political.

[@thornyturtleranch4u]

Just like trump ignored the intelligence report of the corona virus.

[@Zeta4]

So who is the owner of all this potential farm land now

[@jazzdad24]

Good place for a great golf ⛳ course 👍.

[@josepherhardt164]

Most deeds probably read that the lot boundary runs to the lake's edge. So, all those lakefront lots have now tripled in size. A weird exception to such a setup is the boundary between Maryland & Virginia, along the Potomac, where the Maryland boundary is the _Virginia_ shoreline. Yeah, that's mixing apples & oranges, but it's a neat fact.

[@livenotonevil8279]

Best coverage I've seen yet

[@jacobolson6145]

Yeah I haven’t been able to find much down stream coverage yet

[@diane774]

Because news stations are more concerned with Trump

[@rebeccamd7903]

My brain just cannot compute this lake being gone. It’s been there my whole life and I’m nearing 50. Just wow!! 😳

[@jhustle9880]

That land is sacred and white man never listen to spirit n physicAl native Aboriginal so higher power pushed the button on Gretchen whitmer,s toilet more will come ask our spirits water holds memory n my family energy is there so thank n may most high have mercy on your souls

[@davisdavis3406]

Democrats spending money on crap instead of maintaining the states assets. MAGA and vote republican and MMGA

[@JaSoN19796]

Ya, Frump already threatening to hold back federal funding...its all the Libs fault. I get so tired of the political bullshit

[@frostyusername5011]

@@davisdavis3406 your IQ also went down with the lake level

[@robertjones7565]

@@JavaZombie ----Both dams were privately owned, they were warned for years about the spillways being inadequate to handle large volumes of water.

[@joshuag.4873]

I'm sure relief agencies from all over the world are rushing to send money and aid.

[@descent815]

Joshua Gusman that’s funny!

[@kitdesilva]

US bombed out roads & bridges in Syria - maybe they will help

[@johnbob4545]

Funny thing is that they do during disasters because they see how bad we've become yet we never accept it.

[@hung8969]

Soil will be amazing for crops in the next 10-20 years.

[@applasamysubbharao2578]

I would rather have natural forest to take over...

[@lolwtnick4362]

because you're an expert? plants dont need near that. it washed away all the topsoil

[@KalRandom]

@@lolwtnick4362 I believe they are talking about where the lake use to be.

[@TroubleActual]

Dang right! Come down to black river

[@DrBIeed]

lolWT nick There’s always an ass hole in the bunch.

[@anthonyd9844]

Just goes to show, you can’t tame nature.

[@juliaweber5026]

Anthony D yes but they apparently been told the dam needed fixing but ignored it now look at the damage this governor should’ve taken precautions to fix dames and roads

[@Geiger373]

@@juliaweber5026 She campaigned on it.

[@theauxochrome]

Nor can we seem to "Tame" negligent local politicians

[@RipleySawzen]

Looks like it was tamed just fine for years.

[@kristyb5821]

I’m in TN now but I grew up in the area not too far away up in Clare County. My heart is hurting for y’all so much. This is an area of hardworking, busy their butts from dusk til dawn, salt of the earth folks that don’t have a whole lot but what they do have they are damn proud of it because they worked hard for it. Seeing my home look like this especially after seeing my 2nd home destroyed here in TN destroyed by a tornado in March it really weighs heavy on me. My prayers are with y’all

[@appointedone9574]

If anybody’s lost anything in that lake now is the time to go look for it...

[@FourSeasons04]

Now, that's what I call quick-wit.😉

[@chaddy1969]

Well worked out Einstein.

[@charleswilliams8248]

Kind of cruel!

[@aussieginger1960]

Except thanks to the river flow its now 30km down river.

[@jungleno.]

Can you imagine the dispair of the homeowners who had waterfront properties on those Lakes.

[@lorax1010]

Cry me a river. Or a mud pit! Haha

[@happydee6950]

Since they were among the groups demanding the lake be kept dangerously high I feel little sorrow for them Jun Gleno.

[@toenails671]

It was a man made lake.. What man takes nature takes back and at a price

[@juliat9741]

He said we lost...the water said Freedom!!

[@MrHouse-ii5yd]

So bever made lakes are evil too?

[@Gr8Layks]

@Dehydrated Water Thank you for taking time to educate idiots on YT. It's a never-ending occupation.

[@robjohnson8861]

Property values going up. They will build a better dam. May dredge it, clean it up.

[@larrybe2900]

Is there anything that is not a problem to some?

[@WeazelJaguar]

Thanks for posting the drone footage, it really puts it in perspective! We all know what flows down hill, so as I sit here near the Lake Ontario shoreline, all I can do is wait as the water levels are sure to rise to record levels again. Play Safe!

[@cw1294]

Kevin did an excellent job of painting a descriptive picture of events! My heart goes out to Michigan

[@brendonmasters]

“Is this the god dam?” - beavis

[@Leatherbark]

I wonder where all the fish went to? Gotta be alot of carcasses laying about smelling up the place. Sad indeed

[@reflexionesdelabiblia6711]

Leatherbark not necessarily. they probably went with the water.

[@jimarmstrong2630]

The river feeds into the Saginaw River out to the Saginaw Bay and into Lake Huron, downstream shouldn't have been much of a problem, if the fish just rode it out they would be fine.

[@andrewvelonis5940]

@@jimarmstrong2630 I'd think it would be hard to "ride out" a sudden gush of water like this, with all the silt, turbulence and debris.

[@scottarivett496]

Andrew Velonis Nope

[@jimarmstrong2630]

@@andrewvelonis5940 Maybe for you and I, but they are fish swimming for their lives, bet a lot of them make it.

[@carlgrypstra882]

It just keeps reinforcing to me enjoy the day you never know my heart goes out to the people there. I have travelled up through there beautiful country

[@kxmode]

"I'm going to have a beautiful lake front home this summer" - Homeowner "Hold my bear" - Nature

[@thereisnosanctuary6184]

kxmode Growl!

[@kxmode]

@Chad Kunka 😂

[@ffjsb]

Hmm, dam's gone, and all of a sudden, some how the lake is gone. How did that happen????

[@hankwm.hatcher9603]

Mystery of the ages!

[@fhanoverartist]

Does this mean their property tax goes down now because they’re no longer waterfront property?

[@bbigd0]

Oh that's a really good one. Send it to Comedy Central

[@steven3379]

I'm thinking this was a MANMADE LAKE TO START WITH!

[@DanChampionJr]

Boy, how did you come up with that... a Dam dams up a river creates a backwater and you think the dam was man made? You sure it wasn't beavers that learned how to use cement?

[@RoyalCaymanian]

Dan Champion 😂👍 Could’ve been alien made too! 😂

[@cathyholland2744]

Devastation still the same!! And who is in charge of inspecting dams!! 2 dams fail!! Mighty poor inspection!!

[@cathyholland2744]

@@DanChampionJr SOME WORKERS DIDNT INSPECT THE DAMS SUFFICEINTGL. MAYBE ONE DAM- BUT 2!!!

[@RoyalCaymanian]

Cathy Holland Feds inspected and warned... ‘Tis in the description

[@Colvy1]

Don’t believe the media, Stan and cartman broke the dam.

[@stupoc6715]

"I BROKE THE DAM." "NO ONE ELSE JUST ME."

[@tankbuilder0673]

I broke the dam

[@nicholascarver1]

They killed kenny

[@OMGitsTerasu]

Simpsons did it

[@helsinki]

2020 got no chill.

[@ronhaag1968]

When will they learn, if you want a dam that'll hold it needs to be concrete!

[@ideoformsun5806]

This happened to Lake Wisconsin. It emptied completely out. They eventually fixed the dam, and the lake is back.

[@davescott8859]

I spent my childhood riding my bike to those dams and lakes to go fishing, I still can’t believe what I’m seeing.

[@Super51159]

Time to make farms!!! Till the lake comes back.

[@danseyler4455]

YES, AMAZING, my first thoughts exactly, "PLANT IT, SOON AS YOU CAN !" The fertility should be great. Another idea, move the dirt shown in the final photograph to reconstruct the DAMN DAM PROPERLY, then set logical limits on depth. PAID FOR BY THOSE WHO WORLD BENEFIT and THOSE WHO ALLOWED THE CATASTROPHE. stay safe.

[@RIFFRAFF104]

Lake isn't coming back... Sad.

[@axelfoley1406]

It's a resevoir, man made. It used to provide hydroelectric power but it hasn't for years.

[@ogzombieblunt4626]

'Till'

[@Maridun50]

My sympathy with all affected by this disaster. From a former Exchange student in Merrill from Denmark.

[@buckcheep]

I love you Melissa! I'll never forget our crazy summer of love together!

[@dilligafc9262]

Gotta love 2020. The year of “F” up’s.

[@tornadokinz1375]

Wow, KZbin, thanks for recommending me something recent and not 5 years ago! Anyway, I feel so bad for those families. I love Michigan people!

[@cashstore1]

The state of Michigan was warned that the dam was starting to fail two years ago, as there was an inspection. Witchmer's crew did nothing to fix the problem.

[@Michfan4life]

It was privately owned. I don't like Whitmer either but what should she have done pray tell?

[@cashstore1]

@@Michfan4life After the state did their inspection they could have moved in and made sure the problems were taken care of. I had to deal with inspectors all of the time when I was a contractor. The building would be private, but I still had to do what the inspector wanted done. I had no choice in the matter.

[@Michfan4life]

@@cashstore1 Tons of inspectors have been to that dam. Federal and state. Multiple inspectors told this company what to do but they didn't do it. They were taking steps to get the dam into compliance but unfortunately too little too late. Honestly the full blame of this disaster rests on Boyce Hydro period.

[@mikeskidmore6754]

Wixom Lake is a reservoir in the U.S. state of Michigan.[1] It is named after Frank Wixom, who was instrumental in building the Edenville Dam.[2] Unusually for its size, Wixom Lake boasts a lighthouse.[3] Since 2019, it has been owned by the Four Lakes Task Force,[4][5] a "county-delegated authority", under the State of Michigan.[6] Since 2018, the impoundment is regulated by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE).[7] The lake typically has a surface area of 1,980 acres (8.0 km2), a shoreline of more than 84 miles (135 km), a maximum capacity of 66,200 acre feet (81,700,000 m3), a normal capacity of 36,000 acre feet (44,000,000 m3),[8] and a maximum depth of 40 feet (12 m).[1] Normal Elevation, in feet, of Tittabawassee River reservoirs Lake Name Summer Winter Secord 750.8 747.8 Smallwood 704.8 701.8 Wixom 675.8 672.8 Sanford 630.8 627.8 Wixom Lake is the third in a series of four reservoirs along the Tittabawassee River. Each is controlled to a lower elevation during the winter flood control season and a higher elevation during the summer recreation season.[9] In May 2020, due to flooding on the Tittabawassee River, the Edenville Dam failed, releasing much of the water and requiring evacuations downstream. Governor Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency.[10]

[@lauragadille3384]

My prayers go out to everyone 🙏🙏🙏

[@dae316]

I can Imagine all the treasure hunters going there with their metal detectors loll

[@joncampos5551]

Daes B Time to solve some cold cases.

[@joncampos5551]

Daes B I’ll bet anybody who dumped a body into that lake is shitting bricks.

[@QualiLap]

@@joncampos5551 it long gon now

[@kosh9639]

The money is in Old Fishing Lures... 🎣 💸

[@H0TWHEELS]

Good idea lol

[@gantmj]

Listen to this guy talking about water level going down being "devastation" because he can't use his dock and boat anymore. Nothing happened to him and his neighbors. People actually lost their homes and businesses because the water was kept dangerously high due to lakefront water level complainers.

[@adamgottlieb5818]

Usually lakes like this are created to be used as a source of drinking water, so yeah, that is devastating

[@ben-7403]

@@adamgottlieb5818 They can also be extremely wasteful. Look at Lake Powell for example, loses unimaginable amounts of water due to evaporation every year. Maybe more feasible in the humid conditions of Michigan, but nothing good comes from meddling with waterways.

[@craignelson1127]

Too bad the Governor didn't get washed downstream without a paddle.

[@mjc11a]

Thoughts and prayers 🙏 from Thailand.

[@teesitv6722]

stop damming rivers and populating flood plains..DUH!

[@peterh4446]

This “lake” looks like it was less than 10’ deep. Was it man made just to create elite waterfront property?

[@mozartfx1]

Are you stupid?

[@ucfkid67]

Elite?? Lol

[@carmelcapricorn7701]

Michigan, I be praying 4 u. And the rest of the🌐 as well. Even 4 myself. The 🌍 is going through it.

[@realmen7196]

I won't pray for stop protesting with your guns out thank you God for destroying Michigan they deserve

[@qwerty6801]

Those peoples houses lost like half of their value just like that

[@scottodonahoe9505]

And will be taxed at full value !

[@luther4094]

Here come the rv parks, and atv's.

[@meyoumovie]

The crazy Governor will fill that new land up with illegal aliens and muslim refugees forcing Michiganian out of their homes, towns and cities. Thats what crazy Democrat's do.

[@maxinemcelroy8902]

Prayers for the people of Michigan from Roanoke VA 👑🙏✝️ My dad was from Michigan 👑🙏💞✝️🐾🕯🕯🕯

[@weelgunny]

They should dredge out the bottom some more if they plan on fixing it.

[@nathanboulden4904]

Now you have mother nature reclaiming it's own

[@crassusmaximus5879]

Bullshit, just an accident

[@liliangel825]

Nathan Boulden go river go!

[@nataliegabler4911]

the only positive: the water did not stay around and produce mould in the buildings

[@stephenneville7841]

Who’s in charge of the silt fence???

[@lisagibson8361]

Jesus is coming back! Humble yourself! This is just the beginning! My Lord! My God have mercy on all of us! ❤️

[@xCrimsonxTidex]

Or just don’t vote Democrat...

[@Willis476]

Jesus,God??? What a freaking joke!There is no God no Jesus!!!

[@craphead9842]

If God ever existed then to let this happen he is just Evil.. regards Tony

[@cronmanstogee8584]

Doubt it

[@5starchikify]

That book you read isn't real. Hate to break it to ya.

[@HappyHarryHardon]

Will it ever come back? It’s back to what it should be, a small river. He means will we screw it up again?

[@vleonardi68]

This is very sad 😢

[@KBowWow75]

I remember when this happened to Lake Delton in Wisconsin. It will come back.

[@Syclone0044]

This exact thing happened to Lake Delton in Wisconsin Dells around 2008. The dam failed and the entire man made lake drained into the river. It was a lot more spectacular than this, I remember 4 big houses collapsing and being sucked into the raging waters on video I’m sure it’s here in KZbin. There’s a Wikipedia page specifically on the flood. A few years later it’s all back as it was, and now there’s a nice historical plaque at the spot where it failed. It wasn’t as big a deal as people here are making it seem.

[@peace4myheart]

2020: Nature Strikes Back

[@NIGHTOWL-jf9zt]

A good time to go and retrieve all those lost fishing lures on the tree stumps. Also I guess there are no missing bodies in there.

[@5PercentTint]

The bodies are in the Saginaw bay

[@dustinpomeroy8817]

@rob1248996one of the guys around him had his body cremated at a funeral parlor somewhere in the Detroit area

[@MRyzlot]

First rule of physics and geography WATER ALWAYS WINS JR

[@tronaboron2064]

Home values were dropping, now these residents are going to experience massive home value loss unfortunately...

[@k.chriscaldwell4141]

Not according to the inveighing pols and crats regarding taxes.

[@leftyguitar]

Thought the gov was fixing the “damn roads”. Guess it should clearly be the dams too

[@Madison-iv8gn]

Fix the damn dams

[@patriciatoth7715]

The hydro company that is responsible is in Nevada. Go figure.

[@lizmeyering6444]

Whitmer knew about the dam in 2018 but didn,t do anything about it.

[@johnstark4723]

The state and feds knew in 2013

[@lobowolf9406]

Whitmer does not care about the state or the citizens in the state her evilness is only concerned about her being selected Vice President.

[@LardGreystoke]

Everybody has known about the dam since 1924 when it was built. Idiot.

[@lobowolf9406]

@@LardGreystoke the dam did not need repairs when it was new

[@johnstark4723]

@@TugIronChief a govenor can't impeach the president 🙄

[@757575436]

Are we there yet ?

[@phoenix21studios]

what did this do to Sanford lake and its dam?

[@hewhowatchesthewatcher8711]

This event represents the future of America’s failing infrastructure.

[@adavazquez3378]

A question where the water go? Sorry if my question sounds stupid but i want to know what happened

[@WashingtonHoax]

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel ignored growing concerns about the dam’s ability to withstand heavy rain and focused instead on environmental conservation. Just three weeks before the flood, AG Dana Nessel sued the owner of the dam, Boyce Hydro Power LLC, alleging it illegally killed thousands of freshwater mussels by lowering water levels. As a result of pressure from the Michigan AG to keep water levels high, and inaction on safety concerns, the dam did not have an adequate spillway capacity and collapsed. Days after feds revoked the dam’s license to generate power, the State (Fascists Whitmer regime under Nessel) assumed oversight, inspected the dam and declared it and its spillways to be in “fair structural condition" and not lower the water by 8 feet.

[@mishaanton5436]

Hopefully they are fired. Regime voted out.

[@kiki2435]

They have been battling the owners of those 2 dams for years... long before Whitmer & Nessel...but people like to blame them for everything else... it's probably their fault it rained so much also.. right!?!?!?? SMMFH 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@badpiggies988]

As someone who loves outdoor activities this hurts to watch. My heart goes out to our friend Michigan from WA

[@TheJudge531]

Sweet! Now I can go find the hook I lost 20 years ago.

[@philipclift7205]

The blue angels will be doing fly byes to fix it.

[@Randy58-zn4ez]

So are you saying that the government will do another meaningless jester that shallow ignorant people will find meaningful?

[@edwardcfinklein198]

Now is a good time to get rid of the remainder of those dams and return the land and river to it's natural state.

[@robinmyman]

Utter devastation. Words fail me. Swansea, Wales.

[@batteytehoukamau9962]

Was that always the natural path way of the river? Or was it diverted

[@teatea4496]

What lake was it? Lake freedom?

[@DavidJ909]

Need dams with concrete now instead of leavees.

[@matthewwilson5019]

Yea no kidding lol

[@jig-ga]

lmao true

[@wallsttech6881]

ARTIFICIAL LAKE, to those who lives in a dessert. (cough* SO-CAL)

[@Pluggit1953]

If I could live in a dessert, it would be lemon meringue pie.

[@robertjones7565]

@@Pluggit1953 ----Chocolate cake here.

[@DanChampionJr]

If I could live in a dessert, I think I would like it to be Strawberry Jello... then I could see out and it would be like I had rose colored glasses on. I do want whipped cream on top though.

[@Yugetubes]

Cheese cake with a thin layer of pineapple filling inside the crust with a light dusting of cinnamon on top....I'll get my things.

[@dennisn1672]

Here today. Gone tomorrow. Everything is dust in the wind. Great song.

[@smoothhead8804]

So who’s to blame? Why was the dam not being monitored on a weekly basis? These things are preventable

[@dloui5214]

the lake finally fed up and decided not to be locked down anymore .................. freedom !!

[@newmoonsyzygy]

Which lake?

[@J.D.Vision]

Property value decreased substantially on those riverfront properties in a matter of days.

[@jesseg8920]

I bet that Rav 4 will start right back up!

[@captainkhakis9826]

I was at my lakehouse following this story over the weekend. Heartbreaking stuff man. As I was reading on my dock , the lake level was 27 1/2 ft above normal pool. (Norfolk lake, north central Arkansas) For as strict as the Core of Engineers are you'd think things like this should be at the top of the priority list.

[@ganon01ryanoutsen92]

Without that lake there won’t be any summer activity

[@scottscouter1065]

PROBLEM? I think not. They still have their homes. More than can be said for a lot of folks below the dam. They'll be fine.

[@bigpun2158]

Michigan was already going through a water crisis now this just add to it ..very sad I pray for them peoples

[@bobbritches846]

Dry lake beds are popular for all sorts of activities.

[@monmixer]

The lake will come back after they build a new damn if they ever do. It will take a few years.

[@lockod9275]

That's okay buddy just look at it as a huge sandbox to play in

[@mark_osborne]

It's all BS, trying to damn up a river and make some metropolis of lake-front owners with high property values my god when will the madness end

[@hasty-carnaage1518]

@Syd G right.. Lol so many people being smartasses "oh how did trying to control rivers go"..... Well.. Went fine for quite a while. Any halfwit could look at the damn and be amazed that a little burm of dirt is all that has been holding Wixom for years.

[@hasty-carnaage1518]

Not exactly surprising it went. Finally. Owner hasn't done repairs in years.

[@hasty-carnaage1518]

I go by the dam daily usually and quite literally never see any time of construction vehicles or even county people.

[@sck3243]

Who owns that dam? The reason I ask is I live in Maine on a lake that’s part of chain of lakes (14 lakes all connected) in West Grand Lake there is a dam that is owned by China. In years past the dam is monitored so water levels are maintained correctly. Last 2 years we’ve been told that they don’t have the resources to maintain the dam any longer & are thinking of just leaving the dam open, which would literally drain all those lakes. All the people who have lake front property will be screwed.

[@ryansemrau7058]

It’s weird I live in wixom and we don’t even have a wixom lake? I never even heard of this lake before.

[@rockets4kids]

Looks just like that "drain the oceans" show...

[@yoloprince4335]

End of times

[@Dem0nD0ll]

This is just so horrible. You folks are dealing with COVID and now this... What can we do that will help besides the “thoughts and prayers” thing? 🌸🌼

[@thereisnosanctuary6184]

Fok Julie Cash and Volunteerism

[@williamkechkaylo7915]

and we thank god for what we have.

[@tashiadixon8307]

Pay attention people GOD IS GETTING OUR ATTENTION.

[@helidude3502]

Maybe I can find my car keys that fell overboard out of my pocket last week 🤔

[@trueblessing9588]

APTTMH for the judgement issued

[@sanjogh777]

Nature took it's course. It is was never meant to be a prostitute.

[@Code_Fish]

There’s gonna be so many body’s being recovered from that lake