article_snippet: Emptied out: Local authorities started emptying lake to enable repairs to be made to a nearby dam.
article_snippet: Authorities in the Seattle area drained lake this winter to relieve pressure on the nearby dam, which had developed a crack.
article_snippet: The maintenance project has now been completed, according to Bonney Lake Courier-Herald, and lake is being refilled.
article_snippet: Normally: Pictured above is lake as lake looked before the draining operation .
highlights_snippet: Authorities recently drained lake to repair dam, revealing lake bed .