What is wrong with the lake the way it is? As a FIB whos Grandfather built a summer home on the lake back in 1955 and whos whole family has been enjoying it ever since, I say it makes no sence to drain it. Eveytime I talk to someone from Wisconsin and I tell them I go to Lake Koshkonong they always laugh and tell me that lake sucks. Why? Its huge, its never crowded, its beautiful. Its loaded with Bass, Walleye, Northers, and so on. What is the issue? Its shallow? Who cares, yes it would be nice if it were deeper but why distroy a beautiful lake because its not deep enough? I think the fact that it is shallow keeps a lot of people away and the lake less crowded. I just don't get it.

What about looking at what a bonus this would be to house/land values around the lake. They would skyrocket! If you already have a property there, having a nice deep lake would increase the value of your home/land. Since these houses already exist, what good does turning the lake into a marsh do, other than to make the people not smart enough to purchase lake-front property feel better?

darville....

"The reason there's an issue at all is because the DNR has been (we have proof now people) "playing" with levels and draw-downs for the last 15 years to the point of ruining the shoreline. It's not the dam's fault, it's the hands running the dam."

will you cite your proof of these accusations? CAN you cite your proof of these accusations?

"These 'officials' have been taking moolah from the 'interested parties' who need....."

Or do you have proof of this statement? Or are you blindly accusing people of offering bribes? AND of said bribes being taken? If you do, it is you duty to turn that evidence over to the DA or the state AG office for charges to be filed.

If you can't or won't back up these statements, then you really need to keep quiet.

If you were to remove the dam boaters could still boat on the river. Maybe the river would get deeper up by Fort Atkinson. The lake is too shallow anyways, always tearing up props. Indian ford is a lowlife area anyways. We will have a longer river to pontoon on. Just put more bars to stop on! LOL

I suppose if we get rid of the dam in Indianford we could have Traxler Lake in downtown Janesville. I'm pretty sure Janesville needs the Ford dam.

Davrille, you're being a little too simplistic. Much of the shoreline erosion has been caused by the artificially high water-line due to the dam. This has caused the silting-over of springs on the lake bottom and the washing of tons of top-soil annually down the Rock River. The lake should be restored to the world-class wetland that it was, rather than the current cess-pool of carp.

Here's the dealio folks -
The reason there's an issue at all is because the DNR has been (we have proof now people) "playing" with levels and draw-downs for the last 15 years to the point of ruining the shoreline. It's not the dam's fault, it's the hands running the dam.

These "officials" have been taking moolah from the "interested parties" who need certain levels on the runoff properties for state-sponsored hunting benefits and tax breaks. That's it plain and simple.

If we have responsible people at the helm, then we are responsible in the preservation of the species involved here - including our own, which, by-the-way are 70% local, and only 30% out-of-state. (providing income and revenue to us - hellooo)

Get your facts straight, and stop wasting our tax money on "studies" which don't factor in our own corruption at the DNR.

Why would anyone want to remove the Indianford dam and make a giant swamp?? Koshkonong is great for boating, fishing,ice fishing and just think of all the money the fibs spend in the Milton, Edgerton area when they camp on the lake! Who is going to camp next to a mosquito infested swamp!!

Tear down the Indianford Dam? Then tear down your house, and rip-up your driveway. If you are going to be that pure, then it is your obligation to return the land to pre-human existance.
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The gas and oil run-off that you are contributing to the rivers of Wisconsin is killing the fish, birds, turtles and vegitation.
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Until you wear clothes made of hemp, cease buying prepackaged groceries, and otherwise live your life as close to Amish as you can withstand, stop with the holier-than-thou opinions about Dams.

Remove the dam and let it go back to what the indians saw. A great marshland filled with wildlife not drunken boaters from out of state....

Another idea....if it were returned to what it was many, many moons ago, the springs that feed the lake would run deep and clear again.

I must agree with Gandalf. For Hundreds of years the rock river has flowed through the marsh that is now lake koshkonong. We as humans have created the lake and many others that have already fallen to the wrecking ball. It's time we return the lake to it's destiny. A marsh.

The best thing for the lake would be the removal of the Indianford dam.