Pond Boss Forums POND CONSTRUCTION Selecting a site On Lassig Pond

I starting this thread to document the constrution of my poond that is suppose to start in 4 to 6 weeks. The pond is being built by damming up a ravine (where two come together) plus the south and east sides will have there slope greater reduced.

I have made a couple of individual post on this asking specific questions as I was working though the planning stages. I have modified the design a liitle since my last post an added another wood duck box and some more down trees. Here is an updated diagram of it



The only thing not really worked out yet is the emergency spillway but planning that to the south side of the dam.

As noted on here before I am planning on using a siphon system as the only overflow system in the pond. My dirt guy has never done one of these before but is very interested in doing this



Here are some pictures taken late winter/early spring that show the area where the pond will go

Facing north



Facing NNW



Facing West



Facing South



Dam Location facing south



Tail area of dam



Most of the dirt for the dam will be moved from this finger between two ravines making the east end of the pond.



Slide showing showing other areas around the pond area and the pics above

http://s290.photobucket.com/albums/ll243/lassig/pond/before/?albumview=slideshow

The plan is to update this post as progress is made, getting real excited to get this thing going.

Woo hoo...another well documented project to follow. All that paperwork planning, too. Further verification that Lassig is dyed-in-the-wool and soon to become pond nuts.

Wow, I should be able to plan so well.....Found this to be an easy build "fish house". Whenever the pond is low and I can see the top of one and down 3 or 4 feet, fish are all around it.

I am nuts alright. I always seam to get in deep with anything I do. The bales (winter wheat straw) on the east end of the pond are getting moved tomorrow to make room for the work that will be happening. These belong to my leasee but in three months of asking he hasn't been able to get them moved. Sounds like I need to rewrite the lease agreement. Anyway this should be fun only going to be in the middle 90s tomorrow

It looks like you are well on your way. Good luck. Keep us posted

Heat index of 105 but I got the bales moved yesterday, thanks to my neighbor and his 70 hp tractor. Now I just have to wait for my dirt guy to catch up on his backlog of jobs from the wet spring. Hope to get started for real end of July/beginning of August

How many blocks did it take to make this? I am thinking this would work really well inplace of the rock reef I was going to make.

Just got off the phone with my dirt guy as to when he will be able to start the job, looking like around 8/3 so I getting excided.

Keep your camera close, send them to us, so we can enjoy them also.

Dirt guy pushed the start back a week due to rain on his current job. I hope the forecast for this week is wrong, calling for a chance of rain every day till Sunday. Really looking forward to getting this job started.

I made one change in the plans. Going to go with a floating pier instead of the fix pier I planned

Why did you decide on the floating pier lassig?

I was concerned about setting the fixed pier at the right level to be close enough to the water (didn't want a 3 to 4 foot drop to the water or water over the top of the pier). The cost of 6x6s that are rated for water contact are very expensive and didn't want to go with ones rated for ground contact. Also I have way too much on my plate right now and this took a 2 day job off of it.

A floating pier is always the same distance off of the water and I can add it at anytime and I don't have to buy it this year.

Now with all of this said once the pond is finished (haven't started yet) I may change my mind back but I doubt it.

You can always set the post longer than required and let the pond fill then cut to desired height and build the deck when ever you get ready. I used 8x8 railroad ties instead of treated lumber for my deck. Should last even longer and they are cheap to buy.

That was the plan if I went with a fixed pier. Have to wait and see how things look after the pond is done. Like I said I may go back to this since I really don't like the movement of a floating pier.

For a different approach, what about placing concrete pillers in the pond bottom and than placing the 6x6s on top of them. I would use a piece of rebar as a pin to keep the 6x6s from sliding off the piller? This way it would be possible to replace the 6x6s later (if needed) and you would use shorter 6x6s than without the pillers? Of course I would use the concrete forms to make these pillers.

Lassig, what program did you use to make your diagram?

I used Microsoft Visio. It is done to scale

More rain last week where my dirt guy is working so he is now suppose to start onmy place later this week. I hope so I bouncing off the walls waiting to get started on this project. Just looked at the radar and the only rain on it is right where he is working.

I know what bouncing off the walls is all about- when it comes to rain.

Great looking project....looking forward to following it here. Good luck!

I am at the farm and hoping to start today or tomorrow. Should hear from my dirt guy in an hour or so.

Dirt guy just called, he will be here later today or first thinig in the morning. Cann't wait.

Keep taking and posting photos. We love following along!

Getting a dirt guy to start on Saturday is a good chore.

Look what showed up late this afternoon. Not the big JD he normal uses but a step in the right direction.



I took a bunch of pictures around the pond area today to have a before look. I have a slideshow setup at http://s290.photobucket.com/albums/ll243/lassig/pond/daybefore/?albumview=slideshow

There have been alot of rain delays for him this year, I wouldn't be surpised if we work on Sunday.

Day 1 was short, he didn't show up till 12:30. We did get 4.5 hours of timber clearing done. Here are a few photos from the day http://s290.photobucket.com/albums/ll243/lassig/pond/day1/?albumview=slideshow