Jun 21, 2022 | Capital Projects, Dam
‘Normal Pool’ of the lake While we are all celebrating the return to a normal pool for our beloved Dunlap Lake, there has been much conversation on social media about what is considered a “normal pool” and how this relates to the newly completed spillway....
Oct 9, 2021 | Boating, Capital Projects, Dam, Fishing, HOA / Board, Master Plan, Silt & Erosion, Spillway
Lake begins lowering on Wednesday the 13th. It will drop 6 to 8 inches per day.
May 19, 2021 | Capital Projects, Dam, HOA / Board, Master Plan
Ballot Count is Final Scheffel Boyle accounting has reported on the recent question to DLPOA members of whether to raise assessments to $675 this year and then an additional $175 per year over the next 3 years to an annual amount of $1,200 An assessment increase...
Mar 31, 2021 | Capital Projects, Dam, Master Plan, Spillway
This is the first in a series of articles on project priorities from the Dunlap Lake 20-Year Master Plan. The top priority identified is updating the spillway on the 80-year old dam. With storm events and impervious surfaces increasing water flow everywhere, IDNR...
Mar 24, 2021 | Capital Projects, Dam
Video of Dunlap’s actual spillway during storm, 2020 Paul Mauer, Illinois State Dam Safety Engineer, was in Edwardsville from 7-9 p.m. Wed. March 24 to discuss the state’s concerns about the capacity of the current Dunlap Lake spillway (recent video of the...
Mar 18, 2021 | Capital Projects, Dam
Erratic weather increasing the spillway has to be a priority. Engineers at Hurst-Rosche are to design a structure that can achieve the requirements of the IDNR at the northeast corner of the dam. It also allows us to incorporate another gate into the structure that...
