Posted: Thursday, July 3rd -- 4:15 p.m.

Last month, Lake Delton overflowed its banks and emptied into the Wisconsin River.

The water has since stopping flowing, but the problems it created are not going away.

"As far as navigation we only have this small spot through here right now," said Dan Gavinski who owns the Original Wisconsin Ducks. "You can see all the sand that has been deposited on the shoreline and on the sandbar. The sand is all piled up in front of there. That is all going to have to be removed."

When Lake Delton overflowed its banks emptying into the Wisconsin River it took tons of dirt with it. And that dirt is causing problems. At the site of the breech, about 200 feet of the river has been filled in. Water that was once 20 feet deep is now above ground. And in some parts the boat channel has been decreased by as much as 75 percent, which is affecting some businesses.

Before the Lake Delton breech on June 9, the Original Wisconsin Ducks would come down the Wisconsin River and go up Dell Creek and then go through a scenic path. But, sand from Lake Delton has clogged the entrance way into Dell Creek. So, they had to find another path for the tour.

And that tour, which is still an hour long, travels along the original Duck path that was used from 1946 to 1990.

"You can see in front of us that about 200 feet of trail has been washed out," stated Dan as he overlooked a giant hole that used to be the trail for his Ducks.

Dan and other business owners along the river have filed an application with the DNR to dredge the river and fill in the washed out land.

Added Dan, "It is going to restore the original navigational channel which will be beneficial to recreational boaters and the commercial operator here in the Dells. And when that is done we will also plant trees along the Wisconsin River."

But despite the problems that the breech created, there is a bright side: it is now the most popular attraction for the Ducks.

"We had a lot of people that are taking Ducks tours and jet boat tours just to look at the breech it is probably the best view you can get of the whole situation is down here on the lower Dells," he concluded.

Jeff Schure with the DNR said that they have not yet received the application to dredge the river but once they do they can get to the small parts in a few weeks.

But, he said it will take a few months to get to the main breech.

And he admits that when they are done it most likely will not look like it did before the breech.