Lake Disappeared!

Wisconsin got pounded with hardcore rain this weekend. Lake Delton, in Wisconsin Dells WI, is now gone. Completely drained.

Due to the high water levels, a 100 yard wide breach of the dam completely drained the lake. It is now a mud flat. Boats are all sitting on dirt now.

Tommy Bartlets' ski show is based on this lake. They are closed for the foreseeable future.

Wow.

I'd like to see some photos but so far I haven't found any on the net.

From the weather update I review, it looks like it rained 5.5" in Green Lake yesterday. Any damage there?

BKH

BK, Looks like the video with the 2 houses falling into the water they've been playing on the news today is the lake.

http://www2.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=760060

Not good.

Wow. I haven't seen those photos until now.

You wonder if the lake will ever be the same and if so, how long will it take.

Green Lake seems OK. Mom said that there was a twister in the area but no major damage.

Looking at the bright side, at least they can clear out some of the submerged stumps.

RainDog wrote: Looking at the bright side, at least they can clear out some of the submerged stumps.

Absolutely NO!! The DNR has probably had officers out there since the top of the first stump was exposed!! It's natural fish habitat. I believe it was 2 or 3 years ago that a new condo developement up in Eagle River "cleaned" up the shallow waters in front of a section of their land. They were fined by the DNR and by court order had to restore the shoreline/shallow water. They ended up having to go back to the brush pile/dump and find tree stumps and then anchor them to the bottom of the lake. They used those big screw in earth anchors that the utility companies use to anchor the end utility pole!

Steve, I have a related lake bottom example of the DNR Nazi's on the Three Lakes chain. A year ago last spring with our lower than normal water levels combined with the normal winter draw down lots of shoreline was exposed. The local Vilas county - Three Lakes news ran articles for several weeks telling people to resist the urge to go out and "clean" up the lake bottom. They stated that the DNR was out in force and even were taking photos as evidence of before proof just in case they needed to site people!!

BTW, the chain was down only about 9" last summer but now way above. I didn't get a chance to go look at the dam but heard from one of the local people that this spring the Dam has been wide open! Something he hadn't seen in 25 or 30 years!!

OMG,
They said last night that Wisc will lose hundreds of millions in tourist dollars due to this devistation in the Dells. I'm sure once they fix the sea walls, they'll pump water back in from the river, but I'm sure that won't be this year...

Tommy Barlett's down
Scenic Boats down
Duck ride down
Fishing, skiing gone

This was all the DNR's doing... The upper lake damn wasn't open earlier enough or coordinated to let the pressure through Delton fast enough, before it was to late...

I'm sick and tired of these guys.. The same exact thing happened earlier this Spring down at my folk home on lake Schaffer Indiana.. Dozens of lake side homes were lost because of poor decision making to open the dams...

Moj

Do these low lake levels have anything to do with the lack of funds from the government to the C.O.E?    just curious or are these all just natural problems?

Wow, that is both amazing and tragic. I wonder if the dam was open all the way if it would have made a difference, that is a lot of rain in a short amount of time. just goes to show you, you can try to control mother nature, but in the end she will always win.

Here are some good pics.


Lake Delton pics

Mojo wrote: OMG, They said last night that Wisc will lose hundreds of millions in tourist dollars due to this devistation in the Dells. I'm sure once they fix the sea walls, they'll pump water back in from the river, but I'm sure that won't be this year... Tommy Barlett's down Scenic Boats down Duck ride down Fishing, skiing gone This was all the DNR's doing... The upper lake damn wasn't open earlier enough or coordinated to let the pressure through Delton fast enough, before it was to late... I'm sick and tired of these guys.. The same exact thing happened earlier this Spring down at my folk home on lake Schaffer Indiana.. Dozens of lake side homes were lost because of poor decision making to open the dams... Moj

While listening to local talk radio this afternoon I heard Tommy Barlett's was running shows today less the ski portion. I wonder how long that will last.

While listening to local talk radio this afternoon I heard Tommy Barlett's was running shows today less the ski portion. I wonder how long that will last.[/QUOTE]

What is that, having a tailgating party in the parking lot???

Hey Mr. Bergmann, get your butt in gear and sign up for the runion.. Bring either boat, but bring one.... At least for a day. You can't not show up and live 1/2 hour from GL...

Moj

sh^t