Pictures from the June 7, 2008 flood in the Hope / Shafer Lake areas

The files are kind of big right now, so they may take some time to load...I will shrink them down tonight so that they open quickly. Sorry!

Pictures from the flooding in Hope:

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Pictures from the flooding at Shafer Lake:

Browse the pictures below, or here is a mediocre organization of just a few of them: (There are more pictures than what I organized, so be sure to browse the individual pics as well)

West Side Before 1 Before 2 After

East Side Before After

Sailboat Before and After 1, After 2, and After 3

Rail from the East Side Before 1, Before 2 and After 1, and After 2

The Emergency Spillway Beginning to breach earthen dam 1, Emergency spillway 1 Emergency spillway 2 Emergency spillway 3

After effects of the flood: These people have no way out

The object at the top of the dam is our neighbors boat lift, with boat still inside

These pictures show dam Erosion 1 Erosion 2 Erosion 3

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Pictures of the aftermath on the East side of Shafer Lake:

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Pictures of the aftermath on the West side of Shafer Lake:

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