I have to ask again, would it matter if the pallets for FHM were under the dock in constant shade? Sorry to be a pain but I am getting close to the level where these pallets need to go in.

On an other note, I wont have any accurate water level measurements for a while, the ice here pulled out my iron stake that I had a tape measure stuck to. I took a transit down and shot level and marked the posts holding up the dock now. If my transit was correct, I think finished height of the deepest part of the pond will be around 14'9". I was in a terrible hurry cause my lovely wife was only gonna hold the metal transit stick about 2 more seconds before stabbing me with it. It was minus 4 with the wind chill when we were down there.

Thanks in advance