Last photo was after pond was drawn down a bit by running 3 corrugated pipes and the 2" drain over the weekend. The 3 pipes were in place and dirt piled on top of them at their high spot to hopefully flow water thru pipes and not the breach.
Only the deepest inlet 6" pipe was flowing when the shot was taken.. the water level had gone below the inlet on the other two. Before I mounded soil, I pulled them a little further and stuck their ends underwater again. After discussion with the other engineers at work today, we think the inlet level isn't as important to re-establishing flow as the high point for each pipe.
Not a bad idea to put plastic sheeting over that mini-dam to minimize erosion. Would make sense to tuck the leading edge down under the soil. All tips welcomed!
