Planning on a small 1/2 acre pond down in a holler behind me. The builder man has built several in this area and is used by the USDA too. He doesn't think I need a spillway. He wants to build a massive wide dam so that the water will slow down over it as a sheet. He built his the same way and has had no issues.
The sides of the holler are kind of steep so putting in a spillway would involve cutting into the sides of the hills pretty far. I do want to buy and have him install a syphon system too.
I'm a bit nervous about the entire thing so have scheduled a meeting with the local conservation official at my place to check it all out. One more concern for stability is the neighbors pond which is about 30 feet down past my pond, same holler. A dam blowout from me would probably blow his pond out too.
I'll try and post some pictures tomorrow. Comments please. Thanks.
Last edited by TN Mike; 12/12/14 09:14 PM.
