Wow...my dam looked big to me, but 800 FEET? That's E-NORMOUS!
BTW...I'm not surprised that NRCS backed out. They told me that the first area I chose would end up a 6-7 acre pond, but that the area drained about 400 acres...too much area and too many acre feet of water to get by with what they could provide. They mentioned ACoE, and that pushed me back...and that was before I found Pond Boss and realized what a nightmare that could be.
One NRCS guy was still willing to help lay it all out and work with contractors with me on the side (he's a friend, since moved away), but he also said I'd better be prepared to spend many thousands on riprap for the emergency spillway...I've seen that stream since then after a 2 hour, 5" rain. It was 6 feet deep and 50 feet wide...I would've lost a dam, probably...or it would've filled really quick.
If I win the lotter, though, that lake will get built, even if I've gotta buy some ground around me so's I don't flood back onto neighbors...
