Interesting story..
... More than 100 square miles of farms and other land were flooded...
“This was not actually a flood. This is a lake returning.”
Giant lake suddenly returns 130 years after vanishing
https://www.indy100.com/science-tech/tulare-lake-2024-returns-vanishing-2674398273
Tulare Lake, located in California’s San Joaquin Valley, was once one of the largest bodies of freshwater in the whole of the US.
But, some 130 years ago it disappeared – thanks largely to the greed of colonialists, who drained its waters to create arable farmland.
And yet, last year, the once-cherished lake suddenly reemerged, bringing with it both positive and painful effects. ...
... She also noted that last year’s resurrection wasn’t the lake’s first return since the 1800s. “It happened in the ’80s, it happened once in the ’60s, a couple of times in the ’30s,” she said. ...
Giant lake suddenly returns 130 years after vanishing
https://www.indy100.com/science-tech/tulare-lake-2024-returns-vanishing-2674398273
We have something like this locally. Just east of where I am located, there is a town called Abbotsford. Much of it was originally a shallow lake, called Sumas Lake. It was drained in the 1920s to create farmland and eventually the town.
But the lake tends to come back when there's a lot of rain. Specifically, in 2021, and just recently. There is major flooding (just the lake wanting to return) and the closing of a major highway (the TransCanada or Highway 1), as the water spills over.
Not great planning.