I started this thread on March 15. I was worried they would have the pond completed before we returned from spring break. I shouldn't have. We've been fighting rain for the past 30 days, and prior to that we were fighting rock.
Today the standpipe went in. Fought running water all morning. Put in three crude coffer dams, at the end trackhoe had to traverse about 1/2 acre of water 2' deep just to get out of basin. Contractor estimates there's 150 to 200 gallons/min coming thru the creek.
I'm really worried about holding water. My contractor thinks it will be one of the best he's built, but I have 3 springs entering pond on the north (inlet) end of the pond. The basin, where we took material for the dam, is well sealed with clay, core has good clay, but upper end has a ton of rock. I'll post pictures this weekend.
I've been hoping for no rain past 30 days, today I join my dry pond breathren in wishing for a nice gentle 3" rain.
Going to add fish as we fill, 100 RES and 6lbs of FHM go in tomorrow, regardless of no rain forecast.
