Post Hurricane Ida Looking South Towards Dam
+/- 6 feet of Sediment from Failed
Retaining Ponds Upstream
All that remains is the water running through from the Milkhouse Creek Watershed and a few Live Streams in the Lake Bed.
Optimist Lake Post Ida August 2021
Left Side = Overlay of Wetlands
Right Side = Lake Bed & Creek Bed
Optimist Lake prior to Hurricane Ida August 2021
Pre Hurricane Ida
Post Hurricane Ida Looking Upstream
The water is gone and in its place are tremendous amounts of sand, silt & dirt from Retaining Pond failures Upstream.
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