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#469296 04/11/17 12:46 PM
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What is the right way to do this?
I've got a 20 foot wide, limestone bottom creek that flows 2-4 inches deep year around...except for about an hour after a bad storm when it's 6 feet deep and sweeps trees down the stream. i don't know how deep the limestone goes, so I'm hesitant to drill into it. I would love to have a small 2-4 ft deep pool that might hold some fish occasionally and be a good place to wade into and cool off. Is there a "right" way to do this to minimize silting?

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Make a plunge pool by anchoring a large log on the bottom and into the banks on each side, and make it a little lower in the center. It will be self cleaning. The pool will form downstream from the log.

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There is a great document posted by RAH on the linked thread that should get you started...

http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.ph...true#Post463216


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Originally Posted By: John F
Make a plunge pool by anchoring a large log on the bottom and into the banks on each side, and make it a little lower in the center. It will be self cleaning. The pool will form downstream from the log.


Cool idea John. Will it work in a stream with a hard limestone bottom?

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If the bottom is solid stone, I think you will not live to see water dig a hole in it.

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This pdf might provide some ideas for you
http://www.water.rutgers.edu/Educational...Enhancement.pdf


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Originally Posted By: RAH
If the bottom is solid stone, I think you will not live to see water dig a hole in it.


That was my thought as well but thought I might be missing something.

I really like the idea under the right conditions. I have seen nature construct plunge ponds with downed trees in soft stream bottoms and make some dandy little fishing holes!


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Every little stream in this area usually has a plunge pool on the downstream side of a highway crossing. Those bridges are usually concrete box culverts, single or double, in this area. Those pools are a haven for fish in times of low flow.


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