Water leaking under Dam. Pics. - 04/25/05 04:39 PM
I posted a while back about my situation, to were I have about 1/2" of water loss, which is up slighly from were it was after it was done 1/4", in my .62 acre pond. The pond was biult last March of 04. And the only water I can find is probably 20ft or so behind the dam and about 10ft from a creek that is flowing parallel to the dam.
There are 2 spots that have trickling water and both have the iron bacteria growing in it. I've noticed that when we have a dry spell one of the leaks gets less and less, and the other stays about the same.
It doesn't really seam like if both of those are indeed coming from under the dam they are not leaking enough to cause that much water loss.
When we were digging the pond they hit rock in the middle, which they did not pack clay over. The pond started filling up with ground water so quickly that it made it difficult to work the bottom that much.
With all that said, I'm really wanting opinions on
If you all think that 1/2 is acceptable and if you all think that it may begin to seal some as time goes by?
Here are some pics of the construction.
There are 2 spots that have trickling water and both have the iron bacteria growing in it. I've noticed that when we have a dry spell one of the leaks gets less and less, and the other stays about the same.
It doesn't really seam like if both of those are indeed coming from under the dam they are not leaking enough to cause that much water loss.
When we were digging the pond they hit rock in the middle, which they did not pack clay over. The pond started filling up with ground water so quickly that it made it difficult to work the bottom that much.
With all that said, I'm really wanting opinions on
If you all think that 1/2 is acceptable and if you all think that it may begin to seal some as time goes by?
Here are some pics of the construction.