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<blockquote data-quote="marksmu" data-source="post: 678986" data-attributes="member: 9219"><p>So, almost 3 years ago we signed an agreement with DU to build an impoundment field...its design size is 77 acres...well the area we chose is an area of Prior Converted Wetlands in the dead center of the property. We finally got started on the work for this thing this year because of the drought. In prior years we either had too much rain, or a hurricane which prevented us from getting anything done. Were on day 10 now, in these photos, and they have built about 2 miles of levy, added 3 different water control pipes, a large waterman gate and a huge ditch.</p><p></p><p>We are laser leveling this field to have 1/2 of a degree of drop from the top to the bottom of the field...everything should drain and run to our southwest corner where we will have a pumping station....when it is time to release the water and dry the field out in the summers we simply open the screw gate and all the water "should" run out the gate, into this new ditch we have formed, and then into a 12 acre reservoir that we are digging to hold all the freshwater. </p><p></p><p>The resevoir is interesting too - it will be over 15' deep in a section that is the reach of the excavator and about 100 yards long, and then the rest of the 12 acres will be about 18-26 below grade level, and gradually sloping up until it is back to grade. This design should hold water year round, and then during the winter provide both a deepwater area of freshwater, and quite a bit of shallow feeding areas. </p><p></p><p>All in all we have committed 89 acres to DU in hopes of getting some nice wildlife back on our property. Enjoy the pics.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2617/3723828212_3f88c11e99.jpg?v=0" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> - the start of the laser leveling.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2590/3720857042_73e2ae8f17.jpg?v=0" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> - looking from the bottom towards the top of the field</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3425/3720856958_caf247c240.jpg?v=0" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> - new levy and ditch to drain water to the Southeast pump station</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2614/3720856780_06f1e1a583.jpg?v=0" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> - new ditch to drain the DU field to the new resevoir.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3434/3720856678_22a9d4ce35.jpg?v=0" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> - more new levy looking North towards our fresh water canal</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3478/3720857130_4baed217e0.jpg?v=0" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> - waterman gate to prevent the water from draining in the winter</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2652/3720856540_f60ce26212.jpg?v=0" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> - the start of the reservoir - its beside a large canal as well</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="marksmu, post: 678986, member: 9219"] So, almost 3 years ago we signed an agreement with DU to build an impoundment field...its design size is 77 acres...well the area we chose is an area of Prior Converted Wetlands in the dead center of the property. We finally got started on the work for this thing this year because of the drought. In prior years we either had too much rain, or a hurricane which prevented us from getting anything done. Were on day 10 now, in these photos, and they have built about 2 miles of levy, added 3 different water control pipes, a large waterman gate and a huge ditch. We are laser leveling this field to have 1/2 of a degree of drop from the top to the bottom of the field...everything should drain and run to our southwest corner where we will have a pumping station....when it is time to release the water and dry the field out in the summers we simply open the screw gate and all the water "should" run out the gate, into this new ditch we have formed, and then into a 12 acre reservoir that we are digging to hold all the freshwater. The resevoir is interesting too - it will be over 15' deep in a section that is the reach of the excavator and about 100 yards long, and then the rest of the 12 acres will be about 18-26 below grade level, and gradually sloping up until it is back to grade. This design should hold water year round, and then during the winter provide both a deepwater area of freshwater, and quite a bit of shallow feeding areas. All in all we have committed 89 acres to DU in hopes of getting some nice wildlife back on our property. Enjoy the pics. [img]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2617/3723828212_3f88c11e99.jpg?v=0[/img] - the start of the laser leveling. [img]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2590/3720857042_73e2ae8f17.jpg?v=0[/img] - looking from the bottom towards the top of the field [img]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3425/3720856958_caf247c240.jpg?v=0[/img] - new levy and ditch to drain water to the Southeast pump station [img]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2614/3720856780_06f1e1a583.jpg?v=0[/img] - new ditch to drain the DU field to the new resevoir. [img]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3434/3720856678_22a9d4ce35.jpg?v=0[/img] - more new levy looking North towards our fresh water canal [img]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3478/3720857130_4baed217e0.jpg?v=0[/img] - waterman gate to prevent the water from draining in the winter [img]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2652/3720856540_f60ce26212.jpg?v=0[/img] - the start of the reservoir - its beside a large canal as well [/QUOTE]
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