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This may be a "dumb question" but here we go.
Would it be possible/practical to combine a concrete over flow spillway on a 5 acre lake and a boat launch? If one was going to build an over-flow spillway and build a boat launch that would be to launch small boats and the rare electo-fishing boat could this boat launch/spillway be combined into one entity? Anyone ever seen this done?
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With the proper planning, I don't see why it wouldn't work!
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how much water is going over the spillway?? 10,000 gallons a minute probly not!! 300? ya sure?? can you give more details and some pictures??
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I would personally avoid it. Leave the spillway so it can do its job if needed.
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Zep, I see no reason why not...seems like a great use of resource and function to me...construct it oversize for a 500 year rain event that seems to happen every 4-5 years anymore and have at it!
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how much water is going over the spillway?? 10,000 gallons a minute probly not!! 300? ya sure?? can you give more details and some pictures?? Not yet....have a contract to buy the place, will know more later. Supposed to close in next 2-3 weeks. It may be kind of a lame brain idea... I was maybe "thinking out loud". It just seems like a spillway is a boat launch backwards... and I was just thinking maybe you could design something at an angle and have the concrete go both ways & make it a "two-fer" boat launch and spillway....but it may not be best. LoL @ Rex....
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I've seen that done once and can't think of any reason why it wouldn't work as long as it was properly constructed. However, I have seen a lot of boats launched on plain dirt.
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If the dam is sloppy or softened from recent rains, it may preclude vehicle access to the spill/launchway. Also, the slope of the launch would make your front dam slope fairly minimal.
I like the outta-da-box thinking. All the con's could be overcome with some engineering, compensating, and cash.
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Thanks guys...not sure spillway/launch will happen, but your thoughts are appreciated. Upon closing (March 29) I will post some pics.
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It was heavily emphasized with me to leave my spillway alone despite how attractive it appears to do things with it. Care was taken to ensure it was a virgin bottom so as not to risk a washout. That means it was planted and left alone, although I would really like to plant it as a wildlife foodplot. With a 4' intake pipe, I can't imagine ever needing the spillway in thee first place but as an old wise mentor used to tell me..."son, it only takes one".
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4.5 acre woodland pond constructed Feb 2011
- began fill Aug 25 - full pool Nov 18
- fish stocked Oct 25: 1200 Shellcracker; 3800 bluegill bream; 500 channel catfish
May 2012: 500 LMB May 2012; 50 "permitted" sterile grass carp.
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sounds like a great idea to me. The slope can be slightly different than the rest of the dam. The material you use - whether rip-rap or poured concrete - can be shaped to handle both capabilities.
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I use mine all the time and it's dirt..
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it's an interesting concept....
now that I own the property other projects
have jumped ahead of this idea...
but I think I may try it at some point.
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