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By Frank Schultz, The Janesville Gazette, Wis. Jun. 19--INDIANFORD -- The weakest part of a dam is often the ground it's anchored in. That was the case when water bypassed a dam to carve a new channel that emptied Lake Delton recently, and that was the fear of Rock County officials last week at the Indianford Dam. Indianford's dam is on the Rock River, downstream from Lake Koshkonong. It helps stabilize the lake's level. These days, water pours freely through the dam, but the lake is...