Kris - dug out ponds are difficult to spill via a pipe as you have stated. A siphon would likely never go into full siphon (vacuum) due to the lack of elevation change. Now, if it is the type of dug out that has a bit of water backed up against the spoil pile, then it may work in that situation. For your case, I may just install a straight pipe, give it some fall from inlet to outlet (as much as you can) and let her rip. It probably won’t do much except slowly return the water back to normal pool elevations after the rain...but that would get you ready for the next rain...so that may work. You’d have to stay on top of the maintenance and keep the pipe trash free, but that goes for all pipes.
Just some thoughts...
Last edited by Hogfan; 04/29/19 10:57 PM.
