Ok sorry I hijacked my on tread. Back to the pond techno stuff Jeff really wants to see.

We have been some what successfull with grass on the new spillway but we have had zero rain to speak of. I used a landscapers mix has rye and fescue. I'm hoping to get a good soaker before we get another Bird floater. It rained almost 13 inches just after we finished the dirt work and has only sprinkled sense. Our pond at the house has already dropped to the level it was when we increased it by cutting out the front section of the dam. We cored the dam of the front pond above and it is holding water much better than before but still managed a path threw the dam. Over all we were at least 98% successfull. I'm very happy considering the soil conditions we encounntered.

spillway

still lots of grass seed on the ground.

The Rocks swimming hole

view from the back porch pond has dropped about 24 inches but still has a nice appearance sense we increased i's size and depth in areas.


My running buddy he's running this project.


Same view of the new dam section with water this time

The wet spot


The cut in the lower pond exposed again



Last edited by rockytopper; 12/11/10 12:30 PM.

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