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Saturday, July 9,1994 “Houston Times-Journal Page 4A Raging flood takes Perry area by storm jA®T M/L! 1 * AWJWfc* & .> v gMfl * * *JSWfc.* .. -_ , jr f “■-■ /**>■ .-,i^j*» ■ . '^HnHMKe< Georgia DOT Resident Engineer Kenneth E. Robinson, Jr. has his work cut out for him over the coming months. Here he points to the extensive damage done to the Houston 1 i, tWS A few mud puddles and a lot of stumps Is all that’s left of Houston Lake. Normally, this lake Is 10 to 12 feet In depth, but when the dam broke all its water flowed into Mossy Creek. ■ ; (gnpuagav?'" When Lake Joy couldn’t hold this week's raging flood waters any longer, It busted through this dam/brldge on Lake Joy Road. r -w ■ More damage on the Lake Joy Road bridge/dam. It will likely totally repaired. Bridges and roads are out all over Central be a long time before roads and bridges like these will be Georgia. Lake Road bridge. Part of the bridge was totally wiped out when the Houston Lake dam busted during this week's flooding. Times-Journal photos by: Veto Roley Jimmy Simpson and Brenda Thompson •*«*ss***} • ;4BHI These road signs on Gen. Courtney Hodges Blvd. couldn't help travelers much this week . . .unless they were traveling by canoe! ■ . Jr®: ' 'VJ‘ - ' *.' K ■ .** .;. ‘\ inr ~‘ 1 . ... 1?^ i’ :-■ No Trespassing, No Parking ... No problem! 1 don’t think the owners of this sign located on Gen. Courtney Hodges Boulevard had to worry about violators this week. m dM! — iffj. Jr % 9ft ■|B k aNyfc * rsHT-v.' jk y ■ •- >*- There’s not much left of Houston Lake dam. This photo was taken from the ground, where the lake used to be! ItVl I 1 wmmag* 41 . ■ * z. "ssfrt&t, Roads and houses weren’t the only things flooded. Several residents lost their cars, vans and trucks, too. This photo was taken on Elko Road Inside the Perry city limits. y.■ r •*',<. t>* ~ r -S-,. y ' Hfc^B n -~,.i.. • _ Property damage stretched as far as the eye could see along Perry's Elko Road. These particular flood waters originated from Big Indian Creek.