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Lake Delton

Lake Delton is a man-made freshwater lake in Sauk County in central Wisconsin. For much of 2008, it was a mostly empty lake basin after a portion of a county highway that forms part of the dike wall eroded on June 9, 2008, under the pressure of floods in the area. The resulting washout caused the lake to empty into the Wisconsin River, leaving behind only rainwater pools and the flow from Dell Creek. By March 2009, major repairs to correct the problem were completed, and the lake was allowed to refill. Minor repairs were expected to continue after that time, but the lake is now completely refilled and has been usable since Memorial Day weekend of 2009.[1]

Lake Delton
Lake Delton
Lake Delton
LocationLake Delton, Wisconsin
Coordinates43°36′01″N 89°46′42″W / 43.600284°N 89.778214°W / 43.600284; -89.778214Coordinates: 43°36′01″N 89°46′42″W / 43.600284°N 89.778214°W / 43.600284; -89.778214
Lake typeReservoir
Primary inflowsDell Creek
Primary outflowsWisconsin River
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area267 acres (108 ha)[1]
Average depth12 ft (3.7 m)[2]
Max. depth16 ft (4.9 m)[3]
Water volume600,000,000 US gal (2,300,000 m3)
SettlementsLake Delton
References[4]

The lake was formed in 1927 to attract tourists to the area and became a popular attraction in the Wisconsin Dells tourist area following the economic recovery after the Great Depression.[5] Resorts and tourist attractions line its banks. The lake was the site of Tommy Bartlett's Thrill Show, which featured acrobatic water skiing.[6][7]

History

In 1926, Chicago construction company owner William J. Newman decided to build a resort area in the tiny Delton, Wisconsin area (as the community of Lake Delton had been known at the time).[2] Newman engaged a local land agent to purchase tracts of land along both banks of a stretch of Dell Creek. After taking title to the tracts, Newman brought engineers and construction crews to the area, who built a 30 feet (9.1 m) high dam near the confluence of Dell Creek and the Wisconsin River. They built a 1,000-foot-long (300 m) dike along the dam. They also created 1,000 acres (400 ha) of artificial shoreline for the resort area.[2]

Newman was particularly knowledgeable about dam and dike construction as his companies had done a majority of the caisson work that downtown Chicago skyscrapers are built upon. Caisson work involves building retaining, watertight structures used, for example, to work on the foundations of a bridge pier or for the construction of a concrete dam.[2]

On July 27, 1927, they closed the dam's sluice gates and allowed Dell Creek to fill up the lake basin that had been excavated and graded behind the dam. This resulted in a large pooling of water from the flow of Dell Creek, which was named Lake Delton. Newman had spent $600,000 on the construction by that date and expected to spend another $400,000 to build the resort. They built a lock between the lake and the Wisconsin River to allow small boats and canoes to travel between the bodies of water.[2][8]

To decorate his own summer home on Lake Delton, Newman transported several sculptures and concrete blocks he saved from the rubble of Midway Gardens (1913, Chicago, Illinois; demolished 1929), the last of Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie Style buildings, which had stood near the Lake Michigan shoreline in downtown Chicago. Newman's company had been hired in 1929 to demolish the structure. Years later, when Wright heard of the survival of the sculptures and blocks, he purchased them and they remained with his estate. As recently as 1999, a block was found buried on the property of Newman's old summer home on Lake Delton and was donated to the Chicago Historical Society.[9]

Newman ran the resort until the Great Depression caused him to file for bankruptcy protection. The Lake Delton enterprise was barely able to survive, and in the 1940s Newman's interest was sold to an investment group, called the Lake Delton Development Corporation. The Lake Delton resort area was more successful after World War II, when tourism increased in the Dells area with Tommy Bartlett's water show.[10]

 
Looking over Lake Delton at Bartlett's grandstands in 2007

By the 1980s, the Lake Delton strip had become home to waterparks, resorts and other recreational facilities that made it a mecca for travelers from across the United States. In fact, the local village website boasts that "4.5 million visitors come to the Wisconsin Dells-Lake Delton area each year."[11]

The lake level was drawn down 8 feet (2.4 m) for repairs on the dam in 1983. The inflow recharged the lake in 15 days.[12]

Much of the shoreline of Lake Delton has been developed with summer homes, year-round homes and condominiums. About 20 resorts surround the lake.[13] Prior to the 2008 washout, the lake had poor water quality, which is common to impoundments in southwest Wisconsin. Some of the water quality problems may have been due to construction site erosion, as well as rural nonpoint source pollution. The lake also had nuisance aquatic weed growth that has required chemical treatment.[14] The fishery of the Lake Delton was northern pike, walleye, largemouth bass, channel catfish and panfish.[15]

2008 draining

Immediate effects

 
Homes that collapsed into the new channel for Dell Creek created by the flood.

On the morning of June 9, 2008, a 400-foot (120 m) portion of County Trunk Highway A that traverses the north side of Lake Delton failed, creating a new drainage channel to the Wisconsin River. At 2 a.m. that day, 12 inches (300 mm) of rain caused one hundred residents to start sandbagging.[13][16] The lake waters overflowed County Highway A about a quarter mile from the dam, and most of the lake emptied in two hours.[4] The water began overflowing at approximately 10 a.m.[4] As the water overtopped the isthmus, it flowed downhill to the Wisconsin River approximately 800 feet (240 m) away, quickly eroding and creating a 400-foot-wide (120 m) channel that rapidly drained the lake in an out-of-control torrent into the river, 40 feet (12 m) below the lake's level.[4] Three homes washed away, and another two were destroyed when their foundations were undermined by the new outflow.[13] The sediments at the bottom of the lake were visible.[13] "We have nothing but mud in front of us now," said Tom Diehl, operator of the Tommy Bartlett Show and a Lake Delton village trustee. "No water. Just mud."[4]

 
Map of Lake Delton showing the approximate area of the breach along Highway A circled in red

Wisconsin governor Jim Doyle announced on June 10 that the state would repair the lake.[13] He described the lake as crucial to the billion-dollar Wisconsin Dells tourism area.[13] Engineers with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) were studying the lake, and Doyle said it will only take about two weeks for water from the river to refill the 267-acre (108 ha) lake. It is unknown, however, how long it will take to divert and correct the river's current path back into the lake.[17] Dell Creek is still flowing down to the Wisconsin River, and the lake would be refilled from the creek, once the breach in the highway and collaterally damaged areas are repaired.[18]

 
Part of Lake Delton after draining.

Russ Rasmussen, director of watershed management for the DNR, said restoring Lake Delton will be more involved than simply filling in the new channel. "Whatever goes in there will have to be built to dam standards," he added.[19]

Two of the owners whose homes were washed away at the point of the breach were unable to purchase flood insurance. They said that the city told them it was unnecessary, because the lake was dam-controlled.[4] WISC-TV reported that the village had lost its eligibility for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) National Flood Insurance Program[20] after the village failed to formally adopt an updated floodplain map called a "flood insurance rate map" (the official map of a community on which FEMA has delineated both the special hazard areas and the risk premium zones applicable to the community).[21][22] The village engineer and clerk said the map was not adopted because of "gross inaccuracies" in how FEMA had expanded the floodplain.[22]

 
A FEMA aerial view on June 14, 2008 of a drained Lake Delton and several resort hotels.

In an effort to make some good from the situation, local residents organized a "clean the lake bottom" campaign in which interested volunteers walked the empty lakebed before the lake's refilling in order to remove refuse that has collected there.[23] On June 14, 2008, about 250 volunteers, including many who did not live in the area, filled four 20-cubic-yard (15 m3) dumpsters with refuse.[24]

Illusionists Rick and Suzan Wilcox staged a show on June 22, 2008, to benefit families who lost their homes in the Lake Delton flood. In addition, visitors to Noah's Ark Waterpark on June 21, 2008, helped the victims of Lake Delton with the price of admission. The water park donated $2 from every ticket sold on that date to the Lake Delton Flood Relief Fund.[25]

Repair and restoration

Following the draining of Lake Delton, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources Conservation Service allocated $160,000 to the Village of Lake Delton to redirect Dell Creek back to its normal path and through the Lake Delton Dam. The reconstruction took about 10 days to complete. A cofferdam was built to intercept the water and stop further erosion.[25] A bipartisan congressional effort worked to provide emergency federal funds to midwest areas affected by the June 2008 floods. A bill was signed on June 30, 2008, that provided $390 million for the Emergency Watershed Program,[26] which provides assistance on a matching-fund basis to state and local governmental entities. The Natural Resources Conservation Service estimated that about $500 million in total would be needed for the midwest recovery efforts.[27]

The reparation of the break was coordinated by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.[28][29]

Restoration was well underway by the end of October 2008. The gap was filled with 12,000 truckloads of sand and tons of rocks. Sand to fill the gap was donated by a landowner less than a mile away saving $3 million in fuel and material costs. Improvements were also underway on the dam to allow it to withstand a 1,000 year flood without the lake's level rising. The Wisconsin DNR chief of dams stated that the goal was to have the lake refilled by late spring 2009.[30] Highway A was reopened during the last week of November 2008. Water began flowing back into Lake Delton after the dam was closed in early December 2008. An official ceremony was held for December 5, 2008, for both the Highway A reconstruction and the Dam projects.[31] Additionally, rotenone was used to kill carp prior to the commencement of refilling.[32][33] In February 2009, it was announced that the lake was expected to be refilled by Memorial Day weekend. Costs to the State of Wisconsin were said to be $3.6 million and $2.5 million was spent by the village of Lake Delton.[34]

On June 9, 2009, Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle was in Wisconsin Dells to help celebrate the reopening of Lake Delton.[35] The lake is at an average depth of 12 feet. Minnows have been released into the lake, and 9,000 walleye fingerlings were released in July 2009.[2]

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References

  1. ^ a b Green, Shannon (June 9, 2013). "Better than Ever? Dells, Lake Delton bounces back nicely five years after floods". Portage Daily Register. from the original on June 6, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "The Birth of Lake Delton". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  3. ^ "Delton Lake". dnr.wi.gov. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Romell, Rich; Marley, Patrick (June 9, 2008). . JS Online. Archived from the original on June 10, 2008. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  5. ^ "Lake Delton". Kilbourn Public Library. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  6. ^ . tommybartlett.com. Archived from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  7. ^ Richmond, Todd (September 16, 2020). "Wisconsin Dells' Tommy Bartlett water ski show, closed by coronavirus, is shutting down for good". Chicago Tribune. from the original on September 17, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  8. ^ "Who put the 'Lake' in Lake Delton". wiscnews. October 16, 2015. from the original on December 12, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  9. ^ . Talariaenterprise. June 21, 2016. Archived from the original on January 18, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  10. ^ "Lake Delton Fisheries Restoration Project". wordpress. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  11. ^ "Village of Lake Delton website". lakedelton.org. from the original on January 16, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  12. ^ "Live interview with Dan Gavinski of the Wisconsin Original Ducks tours". WLUK. June 10, 2008.
  13. ^ a b c d e f Foley, Ryan (June 9, 2008). . Star Tribune. Archived from the original on June 13, 2008. Retrieved June 10, 2008.
  14. ^ City of Wisconsin Dells Comprehensive Plan
  15. ^ "Lake Delton Dnr". Dnr. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  16. ^ Torriero, E. A.; Jones, Tim (June 11, 2008). . Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on June 13, 2008. Retrieved June 10, 2008.
  17. ^ Richards, Erin (June 10, 2008). . Archived from the original on June 12, 2008. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  18. ^ Foley, Ryan J. (June 10, 2008). . Portage (Wisconsin) Daily Register. Archived from the original on June 13, 2008. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  19. ^ "A 'Catastrophe'\ Lake Delton Drains; Doyle Vows It Will Be Refiled Wisconsin Floods". host.madison. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  20. ^ FEMA National Flood Insurance Program
  21. ^ "LAKE DELTON ONE STEP CLOSER TO FLOOD COVERAGE". host.madison.
  22. ^ a b . Channel3000. June 11, 2008. Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  23. ^ . 620 WTMJ. June 11, 2008. Archived from the original on June 14, 2008. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  24. ^ Cassimy, Evrod (June 14, 2008). . NBC15.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved June 16, 2008.
  25. ^ a b Held, Tom (June 17, 2008). "I-94 solution at hand". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
  26. ^ Emergency Watershed Protection, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service.
  27. ^ "President Bush Signs H.R. 2642, the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008" (Press release). The White House. June 30, 2008.
  28. ^ Kittner, Gene (June 25, 2008). "Village hopes to have Lake Delton filled by spring". Baraboo News Republic.
  29. ^ . lakedelton.org. June 23, 2008. Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  30. ^ Jones, Meg (October 26, 2008). . Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on October 28, 2008. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  31. ^ "UPDATE: Lake Delton: A New Beginning," WMTV, Madison, WI[permanent dead link]
  32. ^ Andy Steinke. "Water Flowing Back Into Lake Delton July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine". WISN-TV, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. December 3, 2008.
  33. ^ "Carp die and dam closes today". WISC News. December 4, 2008.
  34. ^ Adams, Barry (June 10, 2013). "Record floods changed landscape, forced improvements". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  35. ^ "Lake Delton back in business a year after going dry". USA Today, June 9, 2009.
  36. ^ . NASA. Archived from the original on April 7, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2016.

Further reading

  • Goc, Michael J. (2003). Lake Delton: An Illustrated History. Middleton, Wisconsin: Badger Books. ISBN 0-938627-64-3.

External links

  • from dellsstewards.com

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For the village see Lake Delton Wisconsin Lake Delton is a man made freshwater lake in Sauk County in central Wisconsin For much of 2008 it was a mostly empty lake basin after a portion of a county highway that forms part of the dike wall eroded on June 9 2008 under the pressure of floods in the area The resulting washout caused the lake to empty into the Wisconsin River leaving behind only rainwater pools and the flow from Dell Creek By March 2009 major repairs to correct the problem were completed and the lake was allowed to refill Minor repairs were expected to continue after that time but the lake is now completely refilled and has been usable since Memorial Day weekend of 2009 1 Lake DeltonTommy Bartlett s Thrill Show in 2005Lake DeltonShow map of WisconsinLake DeltonShow map of the United StatesLocationLake Delton WisconsinCoordinates43 36 01 N 89 46 42 W 43 600284 N 89 778214 W 43 600284 89 778214 Coordinates 43 36 01 N 89 46 42 W 43 600284 N 89 778214 W 43 600284 89 778214Lake typeReservoirPrimary inflowsDell CreekPrimary outflowsWisconsin RiverBasin countriesUnited StatesSurface area267 acres 108 ha 1 Average depth12 ft 3 7 m 2 Max depth16 ft 4 9 m 3 Water volume600 000 000 US gal 2 300 000 m3 SettlementsLake DeltonReferences 4 The lake was formed in 1927 to attract tourists to the area and became a popular attraction in the Wisconsin Dells tourist area following the economic recovery after the Great Depression 5 Resorts and tourist attractions line its banks The lake was the site of Tommy Bartlett s Thrill Show which featured acrobatic water skiing 6 7 Contents 1 History 2 2008 draining 2 1 Immediate effects 2 2 Repair and restoration 3 Climate 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksHistory EditIn 1926 Chicago construction company owner William J Newman decided to build a resort area in the tiny Delton Wisconsin area as the community of Lake Delton had been known at the time 2 Newman engaged a local land agent to purchase tracts of land along both banks of a stretch of Dell Creek After taking title to the tracts Newman brought engineers and construction crews to the area who built a 30 feet 9 1 m high dam near the confluence of Dell Creek and the Wisconsin River They built a 1 000 foot long 300 m dike along the dam They also created 1 000 acres 400 ha of artificial shoreline for the resort area 2 Newman was particularly knowledgeable about dam and dike construction as his companies had done a majority of the caisson work that downtown Chicago skyscrapers are built upon Caisson work involves building retaining watertight structures used for example to work on the foundations of a bridge pier or for the construction of a concrete dam 2 On July 27 1927 they closed the dam s sluice gates and allowed Dell Creek to fill up the lake basin that had been excavated and graded behind the dam This resulted in a large pooling of water from the flow of Dell Creek which was named Lake Delton Newman had spent 600 000 on the construction by that date and expected to spend another 400 000 to build the resort They built a lock between the lake and the Wisconsin River to allow small boats and canoes to travel between the bodies of water 2 8 To decorate his own summer home on Lake Delton Newman transported several sculptures and concrete blocks he saved from the rubble of Midway Gardens 1913 Chicago Illinois demolished 1929 the last of Frank Lloyd Wright s Prairie Style buildings which had stood near the Lake Michigan shoreline in downtown Chicago Newman s company had been hired in 1929 to demolish the structure Years later when Wright heard of the survival of the sculptures and blocks he purchased them and they remained with his estate As recently as 1999 a block was found buried on the property of Newman s old summer home on Lake Delton and was donated to the Chicago Historical Society 9 Newman ran the resort until the Great Depression caused him to file for bankruptcy protection The Lake Delton enterprise was barely able to survive and in the 1940s Newman s interest was sold to an investment group called the Lake Delton Development Corporation The Lake Delton resort area was more successful after World War II when tourism increased in the Dells area with Tommy Bartlett s water show 10 Looking over Lake Delton at Bartlett s grandstands in 2007 By the 1980s the Lake Delton strip had become home to waterparks resorts and other recreational facilities that made it a mecca for travelers from across the United States In fact the local village website boasts that 4 5 million visitors come to the Wisconsin Dells Lake Delton area each year 11 The lake level was drawn down 8 feet 2 4 m for repairs on the dam in 1983 The inflow recharged the lake in 15 days 12 Much of the shoreline of Lake Delton has been developed with summer homes year round homes and condominiums About 20 resorts surround the lake 13 Prior to the 2008 washout the lake had poor water quality which is common to impoundments in southwest Wisconsin Some of the water quality problems may have been due to construction site erosion as well as rural nonpoint source pollution The lake also had nuisance aquatic weed growth that has required chemical treatment 14 The fishery of the Lake Delton was northern pike walleye largemouth bass channel catfish and panfish 15 2008 draining EditSee also June 2008 Midwest floods Immediate effects Edit This section needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information October 2014 Homes that collapsed into the new channel for Dell Creek created by the flood On the morning of June 9 2008 a 400 foot 120 m portion of County Trunk Highway A that traverses the north side of Lake Delton failed creating a new drainage channel to the Wisconsin River At 2 a m that day 12 inches 300 mm of rain caused one hundred residents to start sandbagging 13 16 The lake waters overflowed County Highway A about a quarter mile from the dam and most of the lake emptied in two hours 4 The water began overflowing at approximately 10 a m 4 As the water overtopped the isthmus it flowed downhill to the Wisconsin River approximately 800 feet 240 m away quickly eroding and creating a 400 foot wide 120 m channel that rapidly drained the lake in an out of control torrent into the river 40 feet 12 m below the lake s level 4 Three homes washed away and another two were destroyed when their foundations were undermined by the new outflow 13 The sediments at the bottom of the lake were visible 13 We have nothing but mud in front of us now said Tom Diehl operator of the Tommy Bartlett Show and a Lake Delton village trustee No water Just mud 4 Map of Lake Delton showing the approximate area of the breach along Highway A circled in red Wisconsin governor Jim Doyle announced on June 10 that the state would repair the lake 13 He described the lake as crucial to the billion dollar Wisconsin Dells tourism area 13 Engineers with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources DNR were studying the lake and Doyle said it will only take about two weeks for water from the river to refill the 267 acre 108 ha lake It is unknown however how long it will take to divert and correct the river s current path back into the lake 17 Dell Creek is still flowing down to the Wisconsin River and the lake would be refilled from the creek once the breach in the highway and collaterally damaged areas are repaired 18 Part of Lake Delton after draining Russ Rasmussen director of watershed management for the DNR said restoring Lake Delton will be more involved than simply filling in the new channel Whatever goes in there will have to be built to dam standards he added 19 Two of the owners whose homes were washed away at the point of the breach were unable to purchase flood insurance They said that the city told them it was unnecessary because the lake was dam controlled 4 WISC TV reported that the village had lost its eligibility for the Federal Emergency Management Agency s FEMA National Flood Insurance Program 20 after the village failed to formally adopt an updated floodplain map called a flood insurance rate map the official map of a community on which FEMA has delineated both the special hazard areas and the risk premium zones applicable to the community 21 22 The village engineer and clerk said the map was not adopted because of gross inaccuracies in how FEMA had expanded the floodplain 22 A FEMA aerial view on June 14 2008 of a drained Lake Delton and several resort hotels In an effort to make some good from the situation local residents organized a clean the lake bottom campaign in which interested volunteers walked the empty lakebed before the lake s refilling in order to remove refuse that has collected there 23 On June 14 2008 about 250 volunteers including many who did not live in the area filled four 20 cubic yard 15 m3 dumpsters with refuse 24 Illusionists Rick and Suzan Wilcox staged a show on June 22 2008 to benefit families who lost their homes in the Lake Delton flood In addition visitors to Noah s Ark Waterpark on June 21 2008 helped the victims of Lake Delton with the price of admission The water park donated 2 from every ticket sold on that date to the Lake Delton Flood Relief Fund 25 Repair and restoration Edit Following the draining of Lake Delton the U S Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources Conservation Service allocated 160 000 to the Village of Lake Delton to redirect Dell Creek back to its normal path and through the Lake Delton Dam The reconstruction took about 10 days to complete A cofferdam was built to intercept the water and stop further erosion 25 A bipartisan congressional effort worked to provide emergency federal funds to midwest areas affected by the June 2008 floods A bill was signed on June 30 2008 that provided 390 million for the Emergency Watershed Program 26 which provides assistance on a matching fund basis to state and local governmental entities The Natural Resources Conservation Service estimated that about 500 million in total would be needed for the midwest recovery efforts 27 The reparation of the break was coordinated by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation 28 29 Restoration was well underway by the end of October 2008 The gap was filled with 12 000 truckloads of sand and tons of rocks Sand to fill the gap was donated by a landowner less than a mile away saving 3 million in fuel and material costs Improvements were also underway on the dam to allow it to withstand a 1 000 year flood without the lake s level rising The Wisconsin DNR chief of dams stated that the goal was to have the lake refilled by late spring 2009 30 Highway A was reopened during the last week of November 2008 Water began flowing back into Lake Delton after the dam was closed in early December 2008 An official ceremony was held for December 5 2008 for both the Highway A reconstruction and the Dam projects 31 Additionally rotenone was used to kill carp prior to the commencement of refilling 32 33 In February 2009 it was announced that the lake was expected to be refilled by Memorial Day weekend Costs to the State of Wisconsin were said to be 3 6 million and 2 5 million was spent by the village of Lake Delton 34 On June 9 2009 Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle was in Wisconsin Dells to help celebrate the reopening of Lake Delton 35 The lake is at an average depth of 12 feet Minnows have been released into the lake and 9 000 walleye fingerlings were released in July 2009 2 Climate EditLake DeltonClimate chart explanation J F M A M J J A S O N D 63 9 13 67 6 14 84 4 7 161 18 1 147 21 9 193 26 15 80 27 17 97 25 18 81 21 13 104 15 5 63 6 1 63 5 9 Average max and min temperatures in C Precipitation totals in mmSource 36 Imperial conversionJFMAMJJASOND 2 5 16 9 2 6 21 7 3 3 39 19 6 3 64 34 5 8 70 48 7 6 79 59 3 1 81 63 3 8 77 64 3 2 70 55 4 1 59 41 2 5 43 30 2 5 23 16 Average max and min temperatures in F Precipitation totals in inchesReferences Edit a b Green Shannon June 9 2013 Better than Ever Dells Lake Delton bounces back nicely five years after floods Portage Daily Register Archived from the original on June 6 2022 Retrieved June 8 2022 a b c d e f The Birth of Lake Delton Wisconsin Historical Society Retrieved June 1 2017 Delton Lake dnr wi gov Retrieved July 13 2016 a b c d e f Romell Rich Marley Patrick June 9 2008 Swollen by rain Lake Delton nearly empties wrecking homes damaging tourism hopes JS Online Archived from the original on June 10 2008 Retrieved June 24 2017 Lake Delton Kilbourn Public Library Retrieved August 14 2016 Tommy Bartlett show tommybartlett com Archived from the original on August 25 2016 Retrieved June 8 2022 Richmond Todd September 16 2020 Wisconsin Dells Tommy Bartlett water ski show closed by coronavirus is shutting down for good Chicago Tribune Archived from the original on September 17 2020 Retrieved June 8 2022 Who put the Lake in Lake Delton wiscnews October 16 2015 Archived from the original on December 12 2016 Retrieved June 8 2022 Spotlight Article Biography and Midway Garden Sprites of Frank Lloyd Wright Talariaenterprise June 21 2016 Archived from the original on January 18 2022 Retrieved June 8 2022 Lake Delton Fisheries Restoration Project wordpress Retrieved June 1 2017 Village of Lake Delton website lakedelton org Archived from the original on January 16 2022 Retrieved June 8 2022 Live interview with Dan Gavinski of the Wisconsin Original Ducks tours WLUK June 10 2008 a b c d e f Foley Ryan June 9 2008 Water washes away homes forces evacuations in Wisconsin Star Tribune Archived from the original on June 13 2008 Retrieved June 10 2008 City of Wisconsin Dells Comprehensive Plan Lake Delton Dnr Dnr Retrieved January 16 2022 Torriero E A Jones Tim June 11 2008 Rising Midwest rivers force evacuations expose vulnerable dams and levees Chicago Tribune Archived from the original on June 13 2008 Retrieved June 10 2008 Richards Erin June 10 2008 Lake Delton likely to be dry rest of year Archived from the original on June 12 2008 Retrieved January 16 2022 Foley Ryan J June 10 2008 Three homes washed away in Lake Delton burst Portage Wisconsin Daily Register Archived from the original on June 13 2008 Retrieved January 16 2022 A Catastrophe Lake Delton Drains Doyle Vows It Will Be Refiled Wisconsin Floods host madison Retrieved January 16 2022 FEMA National Flood Insurance Program LAKE DELTON ONE STEP CLOSER TO FLOOD COVERAGE host madison a b Lake Delton Officials To Investigate Suspension From NFIP Channel3000 June 11 2008 Archived from the original on October 11 2008 Retrieved July 5 2017 A Flood of Danger Cleaning the Lake Delton Leak 620 WTMJ June 11 2008 Archived from the original on June 14 2008 Retrieved July 5 2017 Cassimy Evrod June 14 2008 Lake Delton Cleanup NBC15 com Archived from the original on June 19 2009 Retrieved June 16 2008 a b Held Tom June 17 2008 I 94 solution at hand Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Emergency Watershed Protection U S Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service President Bush Signs H R 2642 the Supplemental Appropriations Act 2008 Press release The White House June 30 2008 Kittner Gene June 25 2008 Village hopes to have Lake Delton filled by spring Baraboo News Republic Village Board Of The Village Of Lake Delton lakedelton org June 23 2008 Archived from the original on June 19 2009 Retrieved July 21 2017 Jones Meg October 26 2008 Lake Delton soon to look like old self Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Archived from the original on October 28 2008 Retrieved July 21 2017 UPDATE Lake Delton A New Beginning WMTV Madison WI permanent dead link Andy Steinke Water Flowing Back Into Lake Delton Archived July 18 2011 at the Wayback Machine WISN TV Milwaukee Wisconsin December 3 2008 Carp die and dam closes today WISC News December 4 2008 Adams Barry June 10 2013 Record floods changed landscape forced improvements Wisconsin State Journal Retrieved June 28 2017 Lake Delton back in business a year after going dry USA Today June 9 2009 NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index NASA Archived from the original on April 7 2019 Retrieved January 30 2016 Further reading EditGoc Michael J 2003 Lake Delton An Illustrated History Middleton Wisconsin Badger Books ISBN 0 938627 64 3 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lake Delton History of the Wisconsin River and the Dells from dellsstewards com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lake Delton amp oldid 1144036838, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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