Photos of Collapsed West Okoboji Lakeshore from the Flood of '24
Some of the worst property damage at Okoboji from the Flood of ’24 has been along the lakeshore.
The lakeshore erosion from the flooding has attacked randomly, but the higher banks seem to have been at particular risk.
Word around the lake is that repair estimates are running up to $500,000 and could go higher.
The Okoboji Protective Association in a full-page presentation in the July 9 Lakes News Shopper said 75 lakeshore properties have experienced bank collapses. The “logistics of repairing these banks are staggering. It will require the resources of the federal and state governments to restore these valuable natural resources,” the association said.
I recently toured several miles of the west shoreline of West Okoboji by boat. The collapsed shoreline situations take your breath away. Here are a few photos.
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“It will require the resources of the federal and state governments to restore these valuable natural resources,” the association said.” And create a public buffer around the lakes so the public can enjoy what their tax $$$ paid for.
So the State refuses to pay the administrative costs to receive federal money to feed lunches to poor children, but we should pay to indemnify summer lake homes?