Hasn't all of this online mapping stuff made our lives easier????
I hardly get out my range finder anymore!!!!!!

As for the cow and horse run-off I second the other guys......construct some shallow settling ponds and plant cattails or pickerel weed. Just be ready to hand pull transplants in your main pond.

As for the dam...IMO to much of a gamble to salvage...remove and replace

Brad Vollmar
Vollmar Pond and Lake Management
www.texaspondmanagement.com

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