Dutch Hollow Lake

Dutch Hollow Lake is a man-made reservoir located in the Town of La Valle, (Sauk County), Wisconsin, United States. Created by developers in the 1970s by impounding the water of Dutch Hollow Creek,[1] it is now a public-access lake regulated by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources with two public-access ramps. The 40-foot (12 m) depth of the lake is maintained both by the flow from Dutch Hollow Creek and the pumping of groundwater.

Dutch Hollow Lake
CountryUnited States
Coordinates43.6071988°N 90.1792939°W / 43.6071988; -90.1792939
Construction began1970
Reservoir
Total capacity1.3 billion US gallons (4,900,000 m3)

History

Construction of the dam began in the year 1970 by Branigar Lake Properties of Wisconsin. Fish varieties were initially stocked into Dutch Hollow Lake. Now the lake has a balance of Northern Pike, Walleye, Large Mouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Crappie, Bluegill, and other Sunfish.[2]

Geography

Dutch Hollow Lake (Lat. 43 degrees/Long. 90 degrees) has an elevation of 951 feet (290 m). It is northwest of the city of Reedsburg, with the city of Wisconsin Dells thirty minutes away. The lake is 210 acres (85 ha) and 40 feet (12 m) in depth.[1]

Environment

Dutch Hollow Lake is a drainage lake.[3] This means that the lake has both an inlet and an outlet and the main source of water is drainage from the stream.[4][5] The Lake can hold over 1.3 billion US gallons (4,900,000 m3) of water when full. The shoreline goes for about eight and a half miles and is a bottom draw dam, which means water is taken from the bottom and transferred downstream. This allows cooler water for the downstream fish and cattle. Because of seepage into the ground, in addition to the run-off from a watershed of about 3,072 acres (1,243 ha),[2] the lake is supplied by pumping from springs.

References
  1. "Crossman Creek and Little Baraboo River watershed (LW23)" (PDF). Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 15 March 2011. ...created by impounding Dutch Hollow Creek in the early 1970's for real estate interests.
  2. "Dutch Hollow Lake Property Owners Association". Archived from the original on 2011-01-24. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
  3. "Fish Dutch Hollow Lake - Sauk County, Wisconsin".
  4. "Lake types: how does water get into your lake?". Wisconsin Association of Lakes. Archived from the original on 26 December 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2011. These lakes have both an inlet and outlet where the main water source is stream drainage.
  5. "Drainage basin/Lake area ratio - Understanding Lake Data - WDNR". Archived from the original on 2010-06-06. Retrieved 2010-11-23.

Further reading

"Dutch Hollow Lake Property Owners Association". Retrieved 15 March 2011.

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