I am not sure I believe what I think I see. Are those floating docks?
They appear to be.
What happens under normal circumstances if a boat goes by and leaves a
bit of a wake?
Does the top bend and give?

Weird.

Eisboch


I vacation there and yes they are floating docks with most being concrete
floors with encapusilated foam for floatation and some marinas have break
water docks or are in a no wake cove but when a big 45 to 55 cruiser
comes along they will do a rocking and a bobbing


Are the poles that support the roof attach to the docks? It's hard to
tell in the pictures, but it seems like they might. If so, that roof must
do some major flexing.



Yes, the aluminum floating docks flex a bit. No, it is not a noticeable
amount to the naked eye. No, the "waves" on Lake of the Ozarks are not even
close to the size of ocean waves. The "lake" (dammed river) is barely a mile
wide, surrounded by Ozark hills, and has thousands of miles of shoreline,
mainly in protected coves.

--- Trivia: There are more miles of shoreline at Lake of the Ozarks than
ocean shoreline in the entire lower 48 states.

These docks are glorified aluminum carports on foam (or PVC air chamber)
floats. The large docks are commercial ventures, such as private clubs, who
charge about $100/mo or more for a place to leave your boat when you go back
to the city.

The private docks are usually more substantially built structures, sitting
next to multi-million $ lake homes. They invariably float, since the lake
level regularly fluctuates by up to 10' with the power company's need to
make power, (from the hydroelectric dam which forms the lake) or with any
recent precipitation or lack thereof.