BIGELOW, Mo. (AP) – A popular northwest Missouri park that features the state’s largest oxbow lake has canceled reservations through the end of summer because of flooding.
The St. Joseph News-Press reports the problems began in March, when high
waters forced workers to move eight portable cabins out of Big Lake State Park. Crews were able to return in mid-April. But park superintendent Mark Kunkel says another round of flooding kicked everyone back out in early May.
He says two pit latrines and a shower house sustained damage. And the swimming pool may require sandblasting. He says crews already have made some electrical repairs.
The flood-prone lake initially was a loop of the Missouri River but was cut off from the main channel more than a century ago when the river changed course.
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