>Did this giant dike work? Did the 143 miles of dikes work? Let’s see what Wikipedia says:

>>The enlarged water control structures around Lake Okeechobee and in the Everglades did not prevent either frequent floods or dry spells in which cattle died for lack of water and fires burned in the peat of the Everglades.

>So yeah, that’s a no. A big ol’ drought (technical term) ensued!

This is a good example of how a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. We actually do know that the Hoover Dike worked: it survived Hurricanes Andrew, Francis, Wilma, Milton, and several others I probably forgot to mention.