Geography of Sauk County, Wisconsin - Populated Places in Sauk County, Wisconsin, Protected Areas of Sauk County, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Dells (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 33. Chapters: Populated places in Sauk County, Wisconsin, Protected areas of Sauk County, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, Cazenovia, Wisconsin, Lake Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Plain, Wisconsin, Rock Springs, Wisconsin, Sauk City, Wisconsin, Lake Delton, Wisconsin, North Freedom, Wisconsin, Loganville, Wisconsin, West Baraboo, Wisconsin, Lime Ridge, Wisconsin, Badger Army Ammunition Plant, Wisconsin River, Devil's Lake State Park, Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin, Reedsburg, Wisconsin, Spring Green, Wisconsin, Mirror Lake State Park, Merrimac, Wisconsin, La Valle, Wisconsin, Ironton, Wisconsin, Natural Bridge State Park, Dells of the Wisconsin River, International Crane Foundation, Pewits Nest State Natural Area, Madison Metro Area, Baraboo Range, Leland, Wisconsin, Rocky Arbor State Park, Hill Point, Wisconsin, Denzer, Wisconsin, Dellwood, Sauk County, Wisconsin, Sauk Prairie, Wisconsin, Van Hise Rock, Lake Redstone, Dell Creek, Mazo Beach, Main Street Commercial Historic District, Bluffview, Wisconsin, La Rue, Wisconsin, Valton, Wisconsin. Excerpt: 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, 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 continued after that time, but the lake is now completely refilled and has been usable since Memorial Day weekend of 2009. 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 aft...