DAKOTA CITY, NE -
As crops continue to dry up, it's clear this disastrous drought is here to stay, but high heat and no rain add up to good conditions for one industry.
Cimmarina's in Dakota City has been around for 40 years, and because of the flood last year was one of the worst the business has ever seen.
If you need to get some work done on your boat you'd better make an appointment, because the mechanics at Cimmarina Boats are booked up for weeks.
All because it's been hot and dry.
"For our business it is a good thing," said Judi Simoni, Co-Owner of Cimmarina Boats in Dakota City.
The river itself is actually helping out with that, it's been measured at about 13 ft. for the last week or so.
Compare that to the height of the river during last year's flood, more than 35 ft. deep, and that's not good for the boating business.
"Last year we sold 16 new boats total because all the waterways were shut down," said Simoni.
Water levels are back up, the river's more channeled from the flood, if you add in the heat you've got a perfect recipe for boating.
Cimmarina's sold around 50 boats this season, that's on par with a normal year, but even though business is back where it should be, it'll still take time to recover from last year's flood.
"To recoup a year's business doesn't happen in one season," said Simoni.
But as bad as it was, it's better this year knowing instead of flooding, the Missouri River's helping.
"Compared to last year, this is wonderful," said Simoni.
Fishing along the Missouri River's pretty good this year too.
You can take a look at the Iowa DNR's fishing forecast here: http://www.iowadnr.gov/Fishing/FishingReports.aspx
