I'm probably one of the people you are all complaining about. But let me tell you my side of the story. These floods occur about every ten years. When I built my house, I had to build everything for the 100 year flood. No lake front owner should have been surprised that this could happen. These rains were predicted on all the TV news days before, no one should have been surprised they were coming.
When docks were flooded in 84 and 98, did the owners improve them to prevent damage? When the TV predicted a foot of rain last weekend did owners prepare? Did they remove or secure loose dock sections? Did they sandbag sensitive areas? Did they do anything to help themselves?
When I went out this weekend, I did my best to prevent damage. I idled much further for shore than I normally would, at least 500' feet. But I did come up on plane and make a wake after that. If there was a mandatory no-wake I would have obeyed or stayed in dock. If there was a chance of my wake injuring someone, I would have stayed in dock.
I have the same sympathy for people who have property damage, as I do for people you build too close to the ocean.
Dams and other human devices have only a limited ability to control nature. The lake will flood every few years. Prepare for it. Don't expect the entire lake to shutdown for you.
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