Gator thanks very much, I Hope everyone enjoy's.I must come clean my website is ok it's my home pc that is eat up with popup garbage and a 10 min task takes hours. I try to avoid it.

Brettski you have uncovered my Secret. I wasn't going to reveal it until it had been fully tested and patented.

You may recall another post when ask what my profession was I bragged, I mean replied, that I was an Aeronautical design engineer, Architect, home builder, rancher, pond designer, etc...etc... Did I leave any thing out? Oh ya my Doctorate in Astro Phyisics. Any how to answer your question My invention is a
DIPOLE OPTIMIZATIOM CURRENT KILOWATT.

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Back to earth

The prime spillway riser,barrel,seep colar,vortec baffle,& trash rack are all aluminum. I was not aware that such a thing existed but apparently that is what the NRCS is using these days to replace the older coated steel units. It will supposely last 75 to 100+ years. I originally wanted to use ABS and concrete it in. would have been a little cheaper but not proven or recomended as a drop structure. I used the ABS in the silt catch pond which does not have near as much dirt on top of it and is just a straight run thru the dam. I will have to add some type of trash rack to it also.

FYI Bob (Mighty POND MASTER) I posted a while back and posed the question as to weather or not a vortec baffle will increase flow. You stated that you did not belief it was used for that purpose only to reduce vibration that might damage the structure. I did some research on drop structures after that when trying to determine the best design for this project. I found an article that stated that the baffle will increase the flow capacity. How much it did not specify. I plan to add one to my 12 inch drop structure in my Home pond to see if it helps. I will post results after the next big flood. Just so all know a 2 inch rain can be a flood on a 300 acre watershed if it falls fast enough. In fact it would easily fill up this new pond multipule times. We have lived at our current home for 11 years now. the house pad is only about 3 feet above spillway the closest we ever came to flooding was only a 2 1/2 inch rain that occured one afternoon the last time we had a draught like this one. The ground was totally dried out but it came so fast it all ran down the hill. We have had 5,6,7 inches many times but it has never filled like that day. Both our ponds were as low as this time and both filled in less than 20 minutes. Water got to within 6 inches of the slap.

I will post again after it fills up.

P.S. After I had my first pond dug before the house was built. I looked at a big dry hole for 6 months. I began to wander if the end of the world was near and the great draught had started and god was never going to let me see my very first pond ever fill up before the end of time. It filled the first 3 inch rain. Keep the faith it will rain again. HEA MEN!


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