▁flow ▁were ▁sh atter ed ; ▁from ▁ 8 . 2 7 ▁feet ▁and ▁ 7 8 8 ▁cub ic ▁feet / second , ▁to ▁ 2 1 . 7 5 ▁feet ▁and ▁ 2 4 , 0 0 0 ▁cub ic ▁feet ▁per ▁second , ▁though ▁this ▁record ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁affected ▁by ▁dam ▁breaks ▁up stream . ▁ ▁On ▁T ues day , ▁July ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁the ▁Houston ▁Lake ▁ear then ▁dam ▁failed . ▁Down stream ▁areas ▁were ▁sub mer ged ▁suddenly , ▁requiring ▁rapid ▁ev acu ation ▁by ▁emer gency ▁personnel . ▁After ▁the ▁flo od w aters ▁re ced ed , ▁the ▁lake ▁was ▁left ▁empty ▁and ▁formerly ▁lake front ▁property ▁over looking ▁the ▁mud dy ▁lake ▁bottom . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers ial ly , ▁public ▁funds ▁were ▁later ▁used ▁to ▁repair ▁the ▁dam ▁and ▁restore ▁Houston ▁Lake . ▁Out c ry ▁over ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁government ▁funds ▁to ▁benefit ▁wealth y ▁land own ers ▁and ▁country ▁club ▁members ▁who ▁had ▁long ▁ex cluded ▁the ▁public ▁was ▁w ides p read . ▁Ult imately , ▁F EMA ▁funds ▁were ▁used ▁to ▁re build ▁the ▁dam ▁and ▁provide ▁public ▁access ▁for ▁fish ing ▁and ▁bo ating ▁on ▁the ▁lake . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Houston ▁Lake ▁Country ▁Club ▁- ▁http :// www . hou ston la ke . com / ▁ ▁Category : B od ies ▁of ▁water ▁of ▁Houston ▁County , ▁Georgia ▁Category : W ar ner