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Amen also but I expect things to change.


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Dave, I think you're right. If State/Fed figure out a way to make a dime off of increased regulations for ranch/farm owners I think they'd jump on it in a heart beat.

The potential changes to the inheritance taxes show that. Many money poor land rich families are going to be popped good unless current laws are kept. No finger pointing, just facts.


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Dave,
Is that your only spillway that is in the picture?

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Originally Posted By: FireIsHot
There were no issues or permits


I was kind of surprised as we start to build our mini-log cabins that there are no building codes or restrictions at all in our county, except for the septic system. A gvt bureaucrat will have to issue a permit and inspect the new septic system...but that's basically it.

I am not saying it is a totally good thing to be wide open, because some half-wits might make some dangerous mistakes, but it sure is nice to be able to do what you want when building your week-end get-away.

Last year we were considering building a new office suite and they said all new light switches in offices were mandated to be on timers that shut off if no motion is detected after a certian amount of time. The landlords say they are getting lots of complaints people sitting at their desks reading their computer screens without making much movement and the lights suddenly shut off in their office. I read this week that they have discovered the new "energy saving" light bulbs may be hazardous to our health!

What next......?


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Mark I know. We easily ran 600' of Cat 5 at an office building once, and wound up rerunning it all after an inspection. 4 blocks over, in another city, everything was a go with the same setup.

Same scenario about septic tank only permit when we built.


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BD, We installed a 24" pipe through the dam with a riser on the back side to reach our desired water level. We also have a 60' wide overflow spill way to the far left that is not in the pics.

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I sure am enjoying this rain!! I can sit out by the pond and watch fill up with a big smile on my face!!!

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Originally Posted By: David Connor
I sure am enjoying this rain!! I can sit out by the pond and watch fill up with a big smile on my face!!!


it's wonderful!


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Well we finally got some rain but we have a long way to go. In these pics im standing at what will be the waterline.

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This pic is about a month and a half old but shows that the water has been on the rise. Its probably about a foot higher than this now. We still have a long ways to go now as it is beginning to take on alot of land mass.

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David, that is going to be a very pretty lake. You and your family will really enjoy it.


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Thank you, I took more pics today ill post them in the morning

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Here are some more pics. We are getting a constant flow into pond now since the ground is well saturated. The water flowing out of the surrounding hills alone is creating a steady but slow rise in water level.

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David, with the drought, our pond is still not full, I am hoping that this year will be the year that it fills!! Be patient..... It will fill, but on its timeline.

Looking good so far!!


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I have a question. I went ahead and stocked 900 cnbg 200 redear and 20 lbs. fhm.
Which is not near enough when the lake is at full pool. But with spawning coming soon. Do yall feel like its safe to say that by next year there will not be any need for additional stocking? I will add more if need be I just didint want to overstock in a small BOW.

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Originally Posted By: David Connor
I have a question. I went ahead and stocked 900 cnbg 200 redear and 20 lbs. fhm.
Which is not near enough when the lake is at full pool. But with spawning coming soon. Do yall feel like its safe to say that by next year there will not be any need for additional stocking? I will add more if need be I just didint want to overstock in a small BOW.


What size were the sunfish? What's the chance of any predators in the pond?


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There should not be any predators in the pond. At this time id say it has about 4 to 5 acres of surface water and rising.

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I would like to stock bass at the end of next summer

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They finally updated Google Earth in my area but it is from back in September. The water is up quite i bit more than this shows. The good news is according to Planimeter the pond is going to be right at 10 acres.

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David, I think I would go ahead and stock more. Something like 2,000 bg/res per acre. Right now you have stocked 1,100 over 10 acres. The FHM's will help some but there's just not a lot of calories in a minnow.


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Pond has been filling up steadily since early this year. We only have about 2 more feet to go. Might be less than that after all of the run off. Here's a pic of my gauge that I built for my lake. I will try to get out and take some good pics tommorow bit we are staying at children's tonight with our daughter

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The lake is 22" from full pool. Im in awe every time a walk around the pond. Ive got some good flooded timber in the shallow end which gives me my duck hunting spot.

I do have a question though, Before the pond filled I couldn't get to a lot of the shallow end to brush hog cause of mud and logs laying everywhere. Now I have a lot of tall grass grown everywhere in the shallow end of the pond. Im assuming this will die out but how long will it usually take?

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Wow...that's pretty. Congrats!

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