Warden Wire: Quick updates: Deer survey ending soon, Vern Lake Wolf Dam emergency eased
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Threat of dam failure at Kenosha County lake eased; Hwy 75 reopens
Warden Supervisor Jen Niemeyer and her three-county southeast team were among the crew of public safety and emergency workers who worked day and night to maintain the public safety and to complete a controlled drawdown that eliminated the risk of dam failure Wednesday at Kenosha County’s Vern Wolf Lake Dam, where recent heavy rains and embankment erosion threatened the dam’s strength since last Friday.
Warden Niemeyer said thanks to the careful removal of boards from the dam’s inlet structure, the water level dropped nearly 6 inches overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday morning, for a total drop in water levels of nearly 18 inches since the threat of dam failure was declared late last week.
Today, Warden Niemeyer said the state Department of Transportation reopened the stretch of Highway 75 closest to Vern Wolf Lake. However, that stretch is being used as a detour for other Kenosha County area roads closed due to flooding conditions.