How does a place called "McCook Lake" turn into a raging river? A quick glance at a satellite view shows that this is apparently an old river channel. A person in the article notes with gratitude the temporary levee work done by the South Dakota state government and states “This is why we pay taxes everybody complains about paying taxes that’s why we are here it saved us,”, Taxpayers in general might be better off with governments that regulated where people build. https://www.keloland.com/news/local-news/devastation-at-mccook-lake-after-high-water-destroys-numerous-homes/