White Cloud was one of 22 dams that received grant money in May from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE).
WHITE CLOUD, Mich. —
Neighbors of Lake White Cloud were concerned when the lake recently drained seemingly overnight. The low water level exposed tree stumps and the bottom.
“I don’t know, it’s concerning,” resident Michael Woodward said. “I don’t know why they wouldn’t let us know that that’s gonna be happening and, and here we are because of it.”
Michael Woodward and Mozel Dean live right across the street from the lake. They can see it out their window. After a week of seeing crews working out there, they noticed the water level going down.
“We look to our left, and you can literally see tree stumps standing out of the ground in the middle of the water where the water should be,” Woodward said. “And I’m sure that’s exceeding what the water should be …