Sorry guys...I forgot my password for a while apparently and work has been so busy. Another UPDATE: Bill D. hit it on the head. The hose I was seeing was leftover from firefighters fighting a wildfire a few years before I moved here. Friend of mine pulled on it hard enough to dislodge it from the pond bottom. Those of us in Oklahoma and Texas, all the recent storms and rain(19 inches in less than 30 days c'mon!) I now have a huge 3 acre pond. I also now have a huge problem that I will post a separate question about...All this flash flooding has caused some overtopping and can see erosion damage starting to form on top of the dam. I will post a new question here in a few minutes. Thanks everyone, love the website and glad I remembered my password