lilranch2001
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If erosion does start, I think the op has plenty of experience draining the lake down.....
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Why?
I think it has shown his tenacity towards the project
I think it has shown his tenacity towards the project
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I thi k that enough plants will take off in the water and along the shoreline that erosion wont be an issue. My suggestion for rock was to eliminate adding more soil to the inside of the dam. Of course, with enough plant growth, that might give anybody who slides into the water a way to get out too.
I don't anticipate erosion being a problem. Were talking pond not a lake despite the thread name and have really good soil. I think the only thing rock would help with once I finish up the dam would be to prevent tunneling from muskeats and the like. And yes I do have some experience draining. Now that the 10" line is in draining the pond will be pretty easy. I have a small trash pump that could be used to quickly fill the dry side of the overflow to start the siphon.
Some mixed precipitation here all day. Rain into tomorrow and slight chance Wed. Takes a lot longer to dry up with the cold temps. I'm hoping it's dry enough to work next week.
I could be wrong, but I suspect that it exceeds anything the OP envisioned in the beginning. It sure has been an interesting project to follow, and probably was/is even more interesting to build. :thumbsup:
Yep, never planned on it being able to hold fish. Seemed like every foot higher on the dam I figured why not one more. The dam finally got to a height were it made the decision to stop easy. Each additional foot now takes a huge amount of dirt.
Rain today through tomorrow. After that the forecast is clear as far as it goes out. Will be leaving Friday a short vacation and back Monday so I'm hopeful that I will be able to wrap up the dam when I get back. Until then, wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.
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If your muskrats are like my mountain beaver, you will have erosion. Hoping not.
Those dang pests are tunneling just above the creek I carved to divert water around a flat area at the bottom of a hill. They end up plugging and flooding the area I'm trying to keep dry so I can mow it.
Those dang pests are tunneling just above the creek I carved to divert water around a flat area at the bottom of a hill. They end up plugging and flooding the area I'm trying to keep dry so I can mow it.
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A friend of mine's Son is trapping muskrats out of my two ponds now. Never had them until my neighbor below me got them. So I talked to her yesterday about having him trap there too. I'm paying him $10 per rat. She's doing the same.
In Missouri you can't legally trap until season which starts 01 November. I found that out by talking to this young man about trapping early last Summer. Couple weeks ago my Son said he talked to the Game Warden and he said if they are a nuisance or damaging your pond you can request exemption from that restriction. He said he always approves the request and simply gives you a "special permit".
I'll have my trapper back next year the first time I see evidence of them being back.
Checked the pond before heading out of town until Monday. Ground should be ready to work when I get back. A little bit of water from the rain but not much so should be able to just drain with my 2" trash pump on Monday.
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Checked the pond before heading out of town until Monday. Ground should be ready to work when I get back. A little bit of water from the rain but not much so should be able to just drain with my 2" trash pump on Monday.
That looks fantastic!
How many hours now on your tracked skid steer?
Both machines total I have somewhere between 140 and 160 machine hours on this project. Plus a lot of manual labor hours.
I think we got an inch or less. No hard rain for runoff.
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Awesome Jeremy. Weather looks dry for the next ten days. Problem is it simply doesn't dry now. I figure I'm done moving dirt with the road grader for the year. Hope it works out for you to finish!!!
If the forecast holds I should be good. No rain showing for the next 14 days. As long as we get some sun it should dry out.
