"the next fifty years" Oh ya, that's what I'm talking about. I want a dam that outlives me
This weekend I'll be putting together a siphon system very similar to what rainman made and see how much water I can pump out. I found someone to operate the heavy machinery. Luckily one of my neighbors works in construction operating track hoes and bulldozers. I'm definitely going to have to haul in some dirt. On thing I noticed about the dam when I bought this place was that the top of the dam was a bit narrow, around 6 to 8 feet. I want to widen the top to at least 12 feet. I am going to do a lot of reading on here about spillways and emergency spillways. I'd like to have a setup with a siphon system, main spillway and emergency spillway. From what I can tell that is the setup most people go for. After this weekend I want to draw up a plan and post it here for yall to look over and critique. I'm very thankful for the advice yall have given me so far. Thanks everyone. I'll post updates after this weekend...fingers crossed
