Besides seeing wet spots around the downstream side of a dam, is there any other indicators where a leak might be? Or, are there any ideas on how to find a leak? By the way, I'm not seeing any wet spots around the dam side.
I have a small (maybe 1/8 acre) pond that has been about half (4 foot) full but it empties to about 2-3 feet deep after heavy rains. It takes several weeks to drain down. Any help is greatly appreciated.
I'm located in sw Pa.
It takes several WEEKS to drain down 2 feet? Even with a minor evaporation rate of 1/4" a day and several warm, breezy and lower humidity days taking an inch or more, are you sure it is a "leak"? Ever have ice on a full pond and then the ice collapsed from water loss?
ALL earthen bottom ponds will leak some. You'll have to compare a marked 5 gallon bucket to the rate of pond loss to know if it is evaporation or actual leakage in the pond.
