Lake burst and emptied into river

glad you're safe. saw the horrific videos this morning of the house being engulfed by the waters. one helluva crazy weather trend this year everywhere.
 
Unbelievable. Glad you're not in that lake.
Is your lake at Risk?
 
Had much the same mess around here in 93. The area has not been the same since. we wish everyone in your area the best and stay safe. Raging rivers and flood waters are very deceptive and dangerous so be very carefull if you decide to go boating in swollen lakes & rivers.
 
what happened to all of the boats docked or moored on that lake?
 
The lake we are on is a little high right now. It is actually the same lake that Presentation(Doug) is on. All the boats in Lake Delton are on the ground. I have photos I will post this evening. At least no one was injured or killed.
 
Here are a couple of pics from the lake. The first canbote is my buddys and is taken in front of his house.
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The last one is the Tommy Bartlett Ski Sky and Stage Show. To be reopened on Thursday without the Ski.
 
Wow, what a shame. We used to take our trailer boats to lake Delton several years ago and stay at different resorts. We would always enjoy watching the ski show from the water and waving at all the performers. Glad to hear no one was injured and hope they get the dam rebuilt quickly.
 
Hey Scott,

I have also seen photos and videos. Have you seen it yet first hand?

The empty lake has to look simply unbelievable.

From what I understand a road washed away. This embankment kept the lake at its level and with it gone the water rushed into the Wisconsin River.

The Winnebago Pool chain of lakes where I boat has the problem of too much water. Not flood stage but close.
 
Yes I have seen it. The dam did not burst but as Doug said the road gave way. Actually the area that gave way is about a football field wide and a 1/4 mile long and about 50-75ft deep. It is less than 1 mile from my house, upstream. I am glad I live on a hill.
 
Sad site to see for sure. We live just west of Milwauke and the local lakes are above the peirs. Boats are being pulled out for fear of same. Storm Total was 8.9" and for the month 11.11". That will be quite an economic hit for that region. We got away with wet carpet and a new sump pump. That is blessed compared to most here. I sure wish a speedy recovery for Lake Delton folks.
 
As I talked with my friend who lives on the lake, Most people are in pretty good spirits. Yes 5 homes were lost and some revenue will be lost but no one was hurt. In fact he was talking with his neighbor about going to the village a seeing if his taxes would be lowered since they don't technically have lake front property. This area will easily rebuild, it is just a matter of time and how they will plug the hole.
 
boltman said:
Doug do you trailer your boat there, or is it on the bottom of the lake now? I'm just concerned.
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I don't think he would "get his boat off " the trailer(either too many girls in bikinis or too many girls in bikinis).:grin: Sorry Doug, could't help myself.
 
boltman said:
Doug do you trailer your boat there, or is it on the bottom of the lake now? I'm just concerned.
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I am in Wisconsin but not near Wisconsin Dells.

I do not own a trailer and if I did I have no vehicle that would tow our boat.

We are on the Winnebago Pool chain of lakes. We are about a two hours drive from Lake Delton / Wisconsin Dells.

The Winnebago Pool chain of lakes is a collective name for a group of interconnected lakes in eastern Wisconsin. The chain includes Lake Winnebago, Butte des Morts, Poygan and Winneconne. The primary feed waters are the Wolf & Fox River. There are also smaller lakes including Partridge Lake and Little Lake Butte des Morts.

The largest lake, Lake Winnebago is about 30 miles long and 10 miles wide.

We are below flood stage, but above the target water level by just under ½ foot.

The water levels and water flow is closely monitored by the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE.)



The equipment does ‘real time’ monitoring. It’s so sensitive that I have witnessed the water level change between the Fond du Lac level sensor and the Neenah sensor as a low pressure front caused the wind direction to change. Lake Winnebago is somewhat like a big bathtub. If you keep an eye on the data you can get a feel for wind direction and intensity from water level disparity alone.



Here is a link to the ACOE website that atomically updates real time water flows and levels.



http://www.lre.usace.army.mil/greatlakes/hh/lakewinnebago/
 
Ironically, the wife and I received an invitation a couple of days ago to see a sales pitch on a new waterfront timeshare resort on the "shores of Lake Delton". I'm thinking that it might be very worthwhile to attend now!
 
The 'Today' show had an interview with one of the families this morning. No one had flood insurance they said because FEMA ( i'm pretty sure that's who they said) and the city had not reached an agreement on where the water line was, or something to that effect. :smt009 Family said they couldn't stay and watch it go. They had moved most everything up to the second floor thinking it would be ok.
 
No one had flood insurance because they were not in a flood plain. I wonder how it works when my insurance agent lives on the lake? I'll bet he has coverage.
 
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