Sad day in the Dells as Lake Delton empties-video

(lakeski) · (lakeski) **Join Date: Dec 2006** 06-09-2008, 4:26 PM

Raw video of Lake Delton Emptying in a Flash Flood

http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/19656854.html

"Click on Raw Video." Other links have newscasters telling the story.

With the heavy rains in Wisconsin, Lake Delton overflowed its banks and eroded the land near Hwy. A. The rushing water opened a channel which eventually washed out Hwy. A as the lake emptied into the Wisconsin River. Some homes were washed away in the flood. As of 5:00 P.M. today, 90% of Lake Delton is empty.

Lake Delton is home of the Tommy Bartlett Water Ski Show, along with other Wisconsin Dells tourism attractions.

This is very sad news for a local economy that depends upon tourism (not to mention sad news for home owners / resort owners on the lake). I hope everyone is safe.

(rmdanie) · (rmdanie) **Join Date: Jun 2007** 06-09-2008, 5:38 PM

Wow... That video was amazing... That is sad.

(lakeski) · (lakeski) **Join Date: Dec 2006** 06-09-2008, 7:45 PM

It's unbelievable.

Here is the owner of Tommy Bartlett's water ski show discussing the disaster. Look at the lake (mud bed) behind him.

For those who don't know, Tommy Bartlett's ski show is a big deal in the Midwest. Interesting interview. Sad....

http://www.c3ktogo.com/news-video/?mgid=16728

(dudeman) · (dudeman) **Join Date: Mar 2005** 06-10-2008, 5:44 AM

Wow. It is true when they say life comes at you fast. Pretty shocking video.

(andy13) · (andy13) **Join Date: Apr 2007** 06-10-2008, 9:18 AM

rediculous, that whole house was floating down the river

(wakerider42) · (wakerider42) **Join Date: May 2002** 06-10-2008, 9:41 AM

The power of water and gravity is insane. It's crazy to know there is just nothing you can do. Those were some nice homes floating downriver, sucks.

(lakeski) · (lakeski) **Join Date: Dec 2006** 06-10-2008, 10:32 AM

The wild thing is that the house is not floating down a river. That was solid land with a highway just a few hours before that video was taken. Fast forming erosion ripped out the land in just a few hours to form that "river."

(sidekicknicholas)

Thats where they do a midwest wakeboard tourny in Sept too... bummed about that.

sucks houses died too... i'm like 20 miles away and we had ZERO flooding...guess im lucky for that.

(wazzy) · (wazzy) **Join Date: Nov 2001** 06-11-2008, 10:06 AM

^^ Nick - you 20 miles North or South?? ^^

(sidekicknicholas)

north