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Last edited by Bruce Condello; 02/05/10 01:10 AM.
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A big thanks to Pond Boss member "Omaha" and "Dwight" for being such a great help in getting these photos up.
FIRST QUESTION:
What is the source or sources of the water in Quarry Lake?
This is worth one point for any answer that I deem correct. If you give me more than one source, you can get more than one point.
Keep in mind that none of you have all of the information that I have. So you are allowed to ask questions. I'll try to answer when I have time. Time is "up" when I ask the next question. No points given at all for question #1 after I've posted question #2.
I have spent a considerable amount of time researching the following questions, but I am trying maintain an open mind as to possible outside the box thinking.
No editing of your answers allowed. Once you've posted, you have to leave the post as is. If you change it you will lose 100 points. If you wait to post until you see other members making their posts, you run the risk of missing the question entirely, because I am likely to post the next question at any time of day or night.
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rain, snow, ice, humidity, springs, creks
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ground water and precipitation
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OK, I see a draw coming off the left hand side at the upper end. That one is obvious.
Also, lots of quarries have rock or sand seams that can connect them to others. Thus, they share water like any other aquifer. If your quarry is lower than the surrounding area, ground water should maintain it unless you get a serious drought. If it's ground water, you would have a tough time ever pumping it dry. Of course, if a deeper quarry is dug nearby, on the same aquifer, your water hole could be toast.
Are they pumping from that mess on the right hand side of the pic?
It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.
Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
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Creek, surface runoff, precip, underwater limestone spring/cave system (sorry, the SCUBA diver in me had to suggest that one!).
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Going to throw out a guess of surface runoff, springs, wells, and a creek. This could turn out to be one of those edumicational games.
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Are they pumping from that mess on the right hand side of the pic? Nice question. The quarry started on the west side of the highway, and then mining became less efficient and profitable so they moved to the east side. Now they've quit. Bonus point available for Davidson. Why did you ask? Anyways...NO, they're not pumping. It's an abandoned mining effort.
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Also, there are some good guesses. Points are being handed out left and right. I'm going to only award points if your source would account for at least 1% of water currently in the pit. So "people spitting in quarry" won't count.
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So "people spitting in quarry" won't count. I was going to go with "other bodily functions that produce liquids" when I remembered that we're talking Nebraska, not Texas.
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Groundwater , rain-snow etc, runoff-creeks/ditches etc , wells , pumping/dewatering from other sources.
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Guys this is a trick question designed to disguise what Bruce is really trying to do at this property.
You must first ask yourself why does Bruce want to know where the water is coming from?
Is it perhaps that he wants to build more ponds here?
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Haha! This JHAP's one of a kind. And I mean that in the nicest way. I think.
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It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.
Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
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rain and snow run off ground water springs septic system drain fields storm drains
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The Brettski and Cecil method? Oops, sorry that was two answers.
Last edited by jeffhasapond; 02/05/10 11:11 AM. Reason: I'm not really sorry, I was just being polite.
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Just what all are these "points" good for?
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Just what all are these "points" good for? Prizes and lodging. You know, I looked at that doctored photo with the additional quarry lakes, and I just now figured out what was so funny.
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Find another BOW on the same watershed and tell me what's different between it and the quarry lake. (Not an official question....this is just a prompt for the previous question)
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I was not going to play but now knowing points go toward prizes and lodging. I say due to clairty/color the major water source is GROUNDWATER via aquifer and not as much surface runoff as others seem to think.
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I'm guessing those two L shaped lakes are for trolling.
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is the limestone fossileferous?
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