Negotiating an Easement Agreement for the Lake Beulah Dam

History

The earthen outflow dam on Lake Beulah under Walworth County J was constructed over 100 years ago to raise the level of the lake and form one contiguous lake from the original three separate lakes (Mill Lake, Crooked Lake and Long Lake)

Over the years, property owners built their homes on the land that forms the structure of the dam and, therefore, became "owners” of the dam with rights to restrict access of the DNR, Walworth County and the Lake Beulah Management District to inspect, maintain, and, as necessary, repair the dam structure and spillway. Obviously, failure of the dam would be catastrophic for our lake and for residents in the "flood plain" below the dam.