Finally got the pond builders out to start working on the ponds.
Here is what it looked like when I got there on the second day.
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Dam on the left with the duck pond backing up to the right.
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About a 100 yards upstream looking back towards the dam. Most of the pond basin is flat except for a few praire mounds.
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Flashboard riser that I will be using. It is from Agridrain.
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80' of 15" double wall corrugated pipe.
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Getting dirt from the borrow pond.
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Heading back towards the duck pond dam.
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Some of the clay that we are using for the dam.
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End of day three.
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Here is a video of the owners son running the scraper. The kid can't be more than 12 years old but has been doing a great job.