Flood of 1993

  • Flood Begins

    It Began after the ice melted.
  • Big Spirit

    The waters on Big Spirit rised 19.40 ft.
  • West Okoboji

    West Okoboji was 23.30 ft. tall.
  • Rain

    More Rain
  • More Rain

    Wind got up to 70 m.p.h. All the lakes got another 4.06 from the heavy rains.
  • National Guard

    The Iowa National Guard came in and took over because the South side of Spirit Lake wanted to blow the railroad bridge up.
  • FEMA

    The Army Corps and FEMA gave the Spirit lake ares $3.5 -$4 million progect.
  • Bill Cliton

    Bill Cliton
    Bill Cition Stated the 11 state Iowa a disture this moring
  • Work Begins

    Work began onlower Gar
  • Riseing

    West Lake Okoboji went to a record high 55.80 ft. and Big Spirit at 55.68
  • It's over

    Damge estimated up to $35 million dalllars in damage