Rock Bucket

Slamfire · Dec 1, 2003

Looks to me as if you want to stop or slow erosion in those gullys. If that's so, you should be adding rocks, not taking them away.

jinman · Dec 2, 2003

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Looks to me as if you want to stop or slow erosion in those gullys. )</font>

Exactly. Do you know a better way to stop erosion than to put the whole area under water? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif Here's the plan: I'll go in and remove as many rocks as I can get to and put them into a pile. When I hire the dozer to put in the dam and pond, I don't want to spend his hourly rate having him pick and sort out rocks with the dozer. I'll want him to move a lot of the dirt on the high spots, but leave low spots so the pond floor will be irregular with deep and shallow areas. If the dozer turns up more rocks during the project, I'll be prepared to move those as they are found. When the pond is completed, I'll take the rocks I've collected and put them in the trenches where the water collects and drains into the pond. That way I'll have a natural means to stop the erosion in the three main drainage areas that will feed the pond. What do you think? Will my plan work?

MarkV · Dec 2, 2003

Jim, sounds to me like your plan would work just fine. Of course for less than the cost of the rock bucket you could have an awful lot of rock hauled in or another piece of equipment brought in to do the job. What fun is that though and you don't end up with a rock bucket.

I know you live on a lake so I would guess that the clay content of your soil is such that ponds hold water pretty well in your area. Have you checked to see what restrictions there may be about disturbing the natural water shed? Some areas are pretty picky about that.

Sounds like a fun project.

MarkV

KenNTx · Dec 2, 2003

Here in Texas, we learn to live with them

KenNTx · Dec 2, 2003

They were here first, so we make the best of it..

jinman · Dec 2, 2003

I have one area that is an absolute flat rock mine. I must have 10,000 sq. ft of 2" to 3" thick flat limestone underground, waiting to be dug up. I want to get that out before I flood water on top of it with the pond.

...and as you know. Lately the question is not how to best make a hole for the water, but rather when are we gonna get enough rain to fill the darn pond? /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

rambler · Dec 3, 2003

> If the dozer turns up more rocks during the project, I'll be prepared to move those as they are found.

_If_??????? You've got to be kidding! /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

--->Paul

Slamfire · Dec 3, 2003

Underwater sounds good, but it won't exactly stop the erosion. I watched them build Castaic Lake in Southern California, and since while fishing, have seen many bank cave ins. I like your idea of putting the rocks in the existing gullies leading to your new pond. I wish the rock around here was usable, but it is basically sandstone and goes away too soon to be used for anything but piles. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif