The team concluded that as the level of Wixom Lake rose that fateful May evening, it  increased the hydraulic load on the embankment, putting more stress on the earthen structure than  it had ever been asked to withstand.

研究小组得出的结论是， 随着威克瑟姆湖水位的上升，堤坝上的水力负荷也随之增加，土质结构承受的压力超出了以往的承受能力。