Silver
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Just finished this today, hopefully it will hold enough water to winter the cows.
New water hole
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Bright Raven
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I think you are mining. Do you have a permit?
OleScout
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Piping or pumping to a trough?
Nesikep
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that should hold a few gallons!
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Silver
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Nesikep":1b1ce3sv said:
By my math it should be just over 800,000 gallons. Should do the trick I think.
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Silver
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OleScout":3f42c37j said:
It will be piped to supply a solar powered trough.
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Silver
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Bright Raven":iq7we9uh said:
No permit, I'm sure if I need one someone will be along to tell me so :dunce:
Don't tell anyone I'm going to fill it by pumping out of the creek. That's top secret.
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Silver":1da1qtkz said:
In Montana you have to have "Water Rights" to pump from a flowing stream. And it will not be the government who shows up at your door, it will be the party that owns those water rights.
Water rights only apply in a few states. For example, no one owns water rights in Kentucky. But in western states, water is owned just like surface rights.
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Silver
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Bright Raven":u2fe5nnj said:
We don't have that here yet, but it is in the works.
greybeard
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Them same people that want to holler about 'their' water are hard to find when that same water floods your place......
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Silver
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bball":2iflvvou said:
I got mine from these guys
https://www.sundogsolarwind.com/solar-winter-watering-
Mine looks like this installed:
But the dugout I had had some problems, so I needed to start over. Now I will move the trough to the new dugout.
greybeard
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dugout........ we call that kind of pond a 'tank' here..
You have a great looking place Silver, albeit cold looking in that particular photo. nice cattle as well.
You have a great looking place Silver, albeit cold looking in that particular photo. nice cattle as well.
kenny thomas
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I'm assuming you pump from benieth the ice in the winter?
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Silver
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kenny thomas":2k83nvh2 said:
Yes, well actually I won't pump out of the pond, I'll trench a deep water line from the pond to the bottom of the 36" x 20' culvert that will be the base of my trough. The water level in the dugout will just equalize in the culvert. I will pump up from the culvert into the trough.
kenny thomas
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I love that idea. So the solar pump is only pumping a few ft? Great idea
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kenny thomas":2kwgk3tg said:
Yes, it pumps straight up into the bowl, when they step away from the bowl the motion sensor shuts the pump off and the water falls back down into the well. It's just a bilge pump, draws about 8 amps at 24 volts.
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Silver
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Got the trench dug today. About 120 feet of trench, 15 feet deep
And set the base for the trough
Got it back filled too. Just want to add a bit more hose on the dugout side and attach float and weight to the line in case I want to get a hold of it one day. Should get parts tomorrow. Then I can start pumping water in, and set up the solar system.
And set the base for the trough
Got it back filled too. Just want to add a bit more hose on the dugout side and attach float and weight to the line in case I want to get a hold of it one day. Should get parts tomorrow. Then I can start pumping water in, and set up the solar system.
NonTypicalCPA
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Thanks for sharing! Pretty cool project. Let's see it when the pond is full.
