Your history isn't quite right. There were no dikes around the lake in 1928.
The hurricane winds forced the shallow lake water away from the eastern shore of the lake and into the western shore, like a wind-driven mini-tsunami. When the eye-wall passed, residents on the eastern shore ventured out into the lake bed to marvel at the wonder. The water quickly rushed back to the east when the wind pushing it away died down and thousands were lost in the "reverse tsunami".
@allprolegal You are correct! There was no dike at that time. The strong winds piled the water up at the South end of the lake topping the levee and drowning close to 2500 migrant farm workers. After the storm, the Hoover Dike was built with a grade elevation of 30 feet. Thanks for the correction.
the number of people was closer to 10,000 PLUS!
JWnFL 2 months ago
Your history isn't quite right. There were no dikes around the lake in 1928.
The hurricane winds forced the shallow lake water away from the eastern shore of the lake and into the western shore, like a wind-driven mini-tsunami. When the eye-wall passed, residents on the eastern shore ventured out into the lake bed to marvel at the wonder. The water quickly rushed back to the east when the wind pushing it away died down and thousands were lost in the "reverse tsunami".
Some were family.
allprolegal 6 months ago
@allprolegal You are correct! There was no dike at that time. The strong winds piled the water up at the South end of the lake topping the levee and drowning close to 2500 migrant farm workers. After the storm, the Hoover Dike was built with a grade elevation of 30 feet. Thanks for the correction.
moviemagg 6 months ago