Looking back 40 years to the flood of 1965

Hard as it may be for most people in Garden City to believe, the Arkansas River bed was not only full 40 years ago, it was overflowing to dangerous levels.

[gary weldon]

I,m looking more imformation ,and pictures from the 1965 flood in lakin. I,d be glad to get any thing.Contact at [e-mail]

[just wondering]

What the heck happened to Lake McKinney??? And how come no one cares that what once was the biggest body of water in Kansas and pretty near the only spot for recreation in Lakin is 'closed' and nearly dry???

[Barnacle Bill The Sailor]

just wondering wrote:

What the heck happened to Lake McKinney??? And how come no one cares that what once was the biggest body of water in Kansas and pretty near the only spot for recreation in Lakin is 'closed' and nearly dry???

Ummm....because it's near Lakin?

[Just wondering]

Obviously! Its near Lakin, but to rephrase the question, why don't those who live in Lakin, Deerfield, Holcomb, GC seem to care about its demise?

[County Commissioner]

Just wondering wrote:

Obviously! Its near Lakin, but to rephrase the question, why don't those who live in Lakin, Deerfield, Holcomb, GC seem to care about its demise?

Listen up MORON!!! I'm the greatest Finney County Commissioner who ever held the office and this is the reason why NOBODY EXCEPT A COMPLETE IDIOT GIVES A CRAP ABOUT LAKE MCKINNEY!!! I didn't think of it! Instead I pissed away about a jillion dollars on Horse Thief Reservior so we could have a little water maybe some of the time. But hey, my name is now included on the Garden City High School Hall of Fame so I MUST BE RIGHT!!!!!

[Bradley Wichita]

Just wondering wrote:

Obviously! Its near Lakin, but to rephrase the question, why don't those who live in Lakin, Deerfield, Holcomb, GC seem to care about its demise?

This is a feasibility study done about two years ago offering 2 options for the lake. I don't know where the situation stands currently Copy and paste into your search engine. kwo.org/KWO Programs and Projects/Rpt_01_SWE McKinneyReport_Final.pdf

[Just wondering]

County Commissioner wrote:

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Listen up MORON!!! I'm the greatest Finney County Commissioner who ever held the office and this is the reason why NOBODY EXCEPT A COMPLETE IDIOT GIVES A CRAP ABOUT LAKE MCKINNEY!!! I didn't think of it! Instead I pissed away about a jillion dollars on Horse Thief Reservior so we could have a little water maybe some of the time. But hey, my name is now included on the Garden City High School Hall of Fame so I MUST BE RIGHT!!!!!

Wow I'd like to shake your hand!! When my family were residents of Lakin, we should have realized we had no business keeping a new cabin cruiser on Lake McKinney for silly things like water skiing, boating and swimming to break the monotony of life in such a rural community. Thanks to your leadership, people from Lakin probably watch tv and play checkers for kicks during the summer.