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Farmland
in the town of Mukwonago turned to swampland as water from
the Lower Phantom Lake in Mukwonago was drained out due to
pressure on the dam. Officials feared if the dam broke it
would flood out portions of Interstate 43 and Highway 83,
both main thoroughfares in Waukesha County.
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MUKWONAGO -
The integrity of a dam between Phantom Lake and the Mukwonago River
is threatened - and along with it, nearby roads, homes and municipal
offices - from the onslaught of rising waters in the area.
Village officials, engineers and emergency workers gathered
Tuesday for a news conference at the site of the dam for the lake
where it flows into the Mukwonago River Mukwonago Fire Lt. Todd
Beschta said at about 9 a.m. Tuesday a dislodged piece of a bog had
obstructed the dam and it was removed. Although the bog was stuck
for less than an hour, it heightened the rush of water already
topping the dam, which helps flow water from the lake into the
Mukwonago River and later Fox River, officials said.
In an effort to protect the public, officials have closed Lower
Phantom Lake to all boating traffic, and both directions of Highway
83 in that area have been closed to automobile traffic. Officials in
Big Bend, the town of Vernon, Tichigan and Waterford have been
warned of impending water problems coming their way.
For
full story, go to the electronic version of The Freeman. Click
here to access the electronic version.
(Freeman staff writer Brian Huber contributed to this report.)
Rasmieyh Abdelnabi can be reached at rabdelnabi@conleynet.com
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