Optima empty reservoir Lake, Oklahoma, USA

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 25 February 2019 at 17:33:11 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 05 September 2019 at 17:18:59 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Land, hydrology, reservoir lake, dam, renewable energy, agriculture, irrigation, USA, United States
Fig. 1 - S2 (25.02.2019) - 4,3,2 natural, relief x3 - Building Optima dam took $50 million & 10 years of planning & construction.
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Decided after decades of debate, it should have provide flood control, supply drinking water and attract millions of campers, water skiers & anglers.
Fig. 2 - 12,11,2 - In-between, Beaver river average flow fell from 0.87 to 0.19 m3/s due to increased crop irrigation & population growth.
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Fig. 3 - 05.09.2019 - 4,3,2 natural colour - What’s left of Lake Optima now is a large, muddy puddle about 15 cm deep just below the dam.
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Fig. 4 - 12,11,2 colour composite - The result is a massive 5 km earthen dam & flood control gate that serves almost no purpose.
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