LAKE DELTON, Wis. (AP) — Engineers kept watch over this rain-deluged state's dams Tuesday after a major collapse nearly emptied Lake Delton in a torrent that washed away houses and a highway.
The Lake Delton breach was caused by violent, drenching weekend thunderstorms that threatened the survival of the tiny Wisconsin town of Gays Mills and displaced thousands of Indiana residents. The stormy weather was blamed for 15 deaths in the Midwest and elsewhere.
One engineering assessment team from the Wisconsin National Guard headed to Lake Delton to determine what equipment and supplies will be needed to repair the gaping hole that let water from the 267-acre lake carve a new channel to the Wisconsin River on Monday.