ANNUAL STATE OF THE LAKE: The Town of Delavan Lake Committee will hold a special Meeting on Saturday July 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM at Waters Edge/Community Park, Town of Delavan. To join this meeting by ZOOM: https://zoom.us/j/5896178576?pwd=cytqeWdlOW1aaEx5d3NNWFZlKzFBZz09&omn=91700294207 Meeting ID: 589 617 8576 Passcode: TOD Annual STATE OF THE LAKE Dr. Dale Robertson, Research Hydrologist, USGS Dale will be presenting the “State of the Water Quality in Delavan Lake in 2024; where are we with respect to State and Local Goals?” Discussions will include an overview of the water quality in 2024 with respect to previous years; effectiveness of the Ponds upstream of the lake at retaining phosphorus and sediment; status of reaching the water goals set by the Wisconsin DNR and the local community. In addition, he will provide the ongoing status of the monitoring, sampling, and modeling programs that are underway to support the goal of a healthy and economically sustainable Delavan Lake This is your opportunity to participate in these discussions and to be an important part of the planning that will continue to move Delavan Lake successfully toward a strong and positive water quality status.
The Town of Delavan plans to clean the engineered basins at Mound Road to improve the capture of sediment and thereby improve the water quality in Delavan Lake. The basins have not been dredged since 2007 and are not longer as efficient at capturing sediment.
Click the following for access to the presentations shared on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at the Annual Town Meeting.
The Baxter and Woodman Presentation
The Mound Road Sediment Basin Dredging Study (Draft)