I just got my pond complete it's about 13 foot deep and was cut into a slow running stream. It is always full and I just got my 12 inch drainpipe in. Now the problem I'm having is, I am getting more water running over my emergency overflow than in the drain pipe that is still under construction. My question is, should I put a larger pipe for my emergency overflow because now it's just running over the shallow side of th my question is, should I put a larger pipe for my emergency overflow because e dam. i'm thinking if I put a larger pipe at that corner of the dam and covered it up that could be my emergency overflow .
On the far side you can see my overflow pipe. Up front you can see my E-overflow.
Should I have that much coming over the overflow area? I'm considering building the levy up 2 more feet and pulling the 12" pipe and going with a 24" pipe. Thoughts??? Or put a pipe where the E-overflow Is and covering it up. Of course I'll put a seap coller on it for sure!!! I'm kinda lost. I hate the E-overflow being that close to the house and don't want a bunch of riprock for the E-overflow.
I'm a little confused on all of this. How can you have water going over the E-spillway if the overflow pipe is still under construction. The overflow pipe should be lower than the E-spillway. Is it?
From the video, I can't see the overflow pipe, nor can I see water movement in any area that it may be. Is the water going thru the overflow pipe? Perhaps the elevation grades are wrong? If there is water going thru that overflow pipe, it should be a huge amount. I would think that pipe should be under water before the E-spillway starts being used.
Perhaps what I am seeing is that the overflow pipe is way under the water level? If that's the case, somebody REALLY got the water shed volume wrong when deciding size of pipe to put in. Is this rain you have been getting normal, as in it happens once a year?
