5/18/2023 0 Comments The inn between bar lake delevan![]() ![]() With the draw-down exposing a widening rim of gray mud around the lake, which is 56 feet deep at its deepest point, archeologists are poking around for signs of ancient Indian cultures and old fossils. Meanwhile, the phosphorus and nitrogen in the lake`s sediment will be treated with aluminum sulfate, which will prevent the nutrients from dissolving. To reduce agricultural runoff, farmers have been offered a cost-sharing program to contain cow manure and control its spread. Sources of sewage and industrial pollution already have been dealt with, and other programs are in place to encourage farmers to control chemical and manure runoff. ''Fishing will be open again within a year,'' said David. Meanwhile, the DNR will begin restocking the lake with sport and pan fish in the spring. ![]() ![]() With adequate snow and rainfall, the lake should reach its former level by Memorial Day, said John Davis, chairman of the Delavan Lake Committee. Fish, invertebrates and insects will be killed in minutes. Next week, some 50,000 gallons of the substance will be pumped from several barges into the lake. Applications of rotenone, an oxygen inhibiting substance, began this week in the watershed areas around the lake.
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