Editing Lake Delton, Wisconsin (section)

==History==
The village of Lake Delton was originally named Norris for Edward Norris the [[Cadastre|surveyor]] of the village in 1850.<ref>[http://www.saukcounty.com/schs/earlysurveys.htm Early Surveys Made in Sauk County and Some Incidents Connected with Field Work]. By H.E. French, City Engineer. June 16, 1928.</ref> The Village changed its name to Delton, but changed again in 1926 to Mirror Lake to avoid a conflict with the [[Town (Wisconsin)|Town]] of [[Delton, Wisconsin|Delton]] in that area.<ref>"Sauk County Village, Changes Name Again." La Crosse Tribune And Leader-Press, The. La Crosse, Wisconsin. Friday, February 12, 1926. Page 4.</ref> The name Lake Delton was taken after the construction of the Dell Creek dam creating a [[reservoir]] also known as [[Lake Delton (lake)|Lake Delton]].  The village was incorporated in 1954.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lakedelton.org/modules/web/index.php/id/1 |title=Official village website |publisher=Lakedelton.org |accessdate=January 22, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216095427/http://www.lakedelton.org/modules/web/index.php/id/1 |archivedate=February 16, 2013 }}</ref>

On June 9, 2008, [[Lake Delton (lake)|Lake Delton]], the approximately {{convert|267|acre|km2|adj=on}} dammed artificial lake adjacent to the village, overflowed its banks, washing away four homes and a portion of Old Newport Road (County Highway "A") while nearly emptying the lake basin into the Wisconsin River following several days of torrential rains.