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Finished construction of dam in a holler over a spring head. 2 acres big and nearly 30ft deep. The guy doing the construction said that the large beautiful oaks at the very base of the dam shouldn't cause any problems so we left them. Now I have a progressive seepage around them causing me to lose water in this beautiful body of water. I am asking......I realize you can't stop a leak from the back side but is it possible to now uproot the dead oaks pulling the root system up and re pack with clay from the backside? Or do I have to tear the 100k dam down and start over, God forbid!!
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Big trees like that can run roots 30 or more feet!! I would rather have a tree on top of the dam then at the base. IMO trees at the base are the worst.... ugghh That guy should come out and fix it.... I don't know what he was thinking....
Sorry dude,
Others will be by soon with better advise then I can give hold tight.
RC
The only difference between a rut and a Grave is the depth. So get up get out of that rut and get moving!! Time to work!!
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Trees & Dams are bad news.
Killing the tree could even make things worse.
I'm not a dam expert, so let's see what others have to say...
Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
"She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."
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If the trees are dead I would have them uprooted and repack clay very tightly where they were. It might be the cheapest thing to try first. If they are alive I would try to treat the base of the dam with Soilfloc polymer. If not dead now, the seep might eventually drown them.
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by Bill Cody - 05/06/24 07:22 PM
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