Camp property found, now updates.

[ArlyA]

We are getting a price on a 30x40x10ft tin building and the financing before doing another bid. My spouse in doing long hours so getting her there is tough. With a shed and a tractor, we could move our camper out there for the summer and have fun with trail clearing. As far as we know, no one has looked at the property or bid on it..

 

[MossRoad]

Pond = fishing and ice skating.

 

[ArlyA]

Pond = fishing and ice skating.

Could be fish in the pond but the snow cover is a bugger... Lakes and ponds here don't get thick, safe ice because of the insulation.

 

[dodge man]

Maybe it’s just me thinking out loud but the beavers have created a somewhat natural spillway. I think I’d just leave it as is unless you want to give that Kubota a workout when you buy it.

 

[ArlyA]

Maybe it’s just me thinking out loud but the beavers have created a somewhat natural spillway. I think I’d just leave it as is unless you want to give that Kubota a workout when you buy it.

The water is passing through it. If you don't give high water a durable way to pass through it at high water, you'll have a complete washout. Similar to this photo but using a culvert for your overflow. Its a emergency spillway in the drawing.

 

[shooterdon]

The water is passing through it. If you don't give high water a durable way to pass through it at high water, you'll have a complete washout. Similar to this photo but using a culvert for your overflow. It’s an emergency spillway in the drawing.View attachment 3528832

60 years ago, my dad built two ponds like that. It is a good design

 

[dodge man]

I actually worked on a couple of projects where we improved emergency spillways with reventmat mat. These were for pretty good sized lakes. Does this pond even have any kind of constructed spillway at all.

 

[ArlyA]

I actually worked on a couple of projects where we improved emergency spillways with reventmat mat. These were for pretty good sized lakes. Does this pond even have any kind of constructed spillway at all.

No, today it just goes over the top or through the Beaver improvements.

 

[paulsharvey]

I actually worked on a couple of projects where we improved emergency spillways with reventmat mat. These were for pretty good sized lakes. Does this pond even have any kind of constructed spillway at all.

I had to Google reventmat. We have used "fabriform" in the past on slopes and ditch paving. Seems the move over last few years has been away from it, for some reason. It's a good product. but very pricy.

 

[dodge man]

Yes Fabriform looks to be a similar product.

Arly you could just put a culvert to act as an overflow. The only reason I say leave it as is because it seems to be working but I suppose it could wash out also.

 

[ArlyA]

Yes Fabriform looks to be a similar product.

Arly you could just put a culvert to act as an overflow. The only reason I say leave it as is because it seems to be working but I suppose it could was out also.

It will look like this.

 

[LittleBittyBigJohn]

It will look like this. View attachment 3530694

This is basically what I did on mine. It works well and you can add risers to adjust water level.

I have 2, the first one draws from deep. I have it set to be the first to draw and set the water level. The 2nd one is about 2" higher and draws from top water. In a heavy rain it just helps with volume if the lower one can't keep up. I had them reversed where the one on the top of the water was primary, but it would get clogged. Since I switched them my water seems to be much clearer, and I don't have any more problems with clogs.

 

[EddieWalker]

It will look like this. View attachment 3530694

If you can avoid having a pipe through a dam, that would be better. Eventually the pipe will leak. A spillway off to the side of the dam is the only way to avoid future leaks in the dam.

If it was me, I would put off doing anything to the dam until everything else is done. It would be at the very bottom of my to do list. Let the beavers do their thing and see how it handles runoff for a couple of years.

 

[ArlyA]

Beavers are long gone but there dam remains. Beaver's come and go with there food supply. The water level needs to be reduced since it's now higher than the original dam and its already got materials washed out of it. This would be a fall project when water levels are at there lowest. I could use some Sodium Bentonite to seal the culvert better. Right now the dam leaks, so whatever I do must better! The road is located just 300ft downstream.

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[EddieWalker]

Sodium Bentonite has to be mixed in with the soil to do anything, and it’s still not guaranteed to work.

It will be interesting following what you do to fix the dam. I would wait, but we all have different priorities.

 

[airbiscuit]

Well, first he has to buy the property. I agree, first take a little time to take stock of the land, the cabin, the creek, the pond, the trails .....

 

[Snobdds]

If you can avoid having a pipe through a dam, that would be better. Eventually the pipe will leak. A spillway off to the side of the dam is the only way to avoid future leaks in the dam.

If it was me, I would put off doing anything to the dam until everything else is done. It would be at the very bottom of my to do list. Let the beavers do their thing and see how it handles runoff for a couple of years.

It would be at the bottom of my priority list too...

If it's not broken, don't fix it. That place needs more attention at other places.

 

[2manyrocks]

Planning to buy both a project and a tractor with a backhoe? So easy to underestimate time and labor…

 

[ArlyA]

We are speaking with the bank this week. The sellers realtor is asking ours "are they still interested?"

 

[ArlyA]

My spouse is in northern MN care for her elderly and ailing dad so everything has came to a standstill. As far as we know, no other bids have came in.