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<blockquote data-quote="Herefordcross" data-source="post: 214321" data-attributes="member: 3860"><p>Yes I do have experience building, rebuilding and cleaning ponds.</p><p></p><p> Number ONE: <strong>Make sure that you do not need any local, county, state, or Army Corps of Engineers Permits.</strong>If I had pictures I could help you more. Soil conditions are important. However, my own watering hole was core drilled by the extension agent and said it wouldn't hold water, ten years later, here it is. Back to your problem though, we have installed spillways/culverts many times with a backhoe but, it really depends on the soil condition.From the sounds of it you may want to get a dozer or loader in there and clean those saplings up anyway but, if it held water before I wouldn't do anymore to the base of the pond (where it used to hold water) other than scratch and mix it up, if you know what I mean, and then track it in good (compact it) as far as your outlet culvert. If your current culvert isn't in the form of a 90 degree angle then you may consider that. I could fax you some pictures on it if you like.Compaction is important when building the breast of the pond/lake, if it's very deep you would be surprised at the forces exerted on it daily when it is full of water. I hope this helps pm if you have anymore specific questions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Herefordcross, post: 214321, member: 3860"] Yes I do have experience building, rebuilding and cleaning ponds. Number ONE: [b]Make sure that you do not need any local, county, state, or Army Corps of Engineers Permits.[/b]If I had pictures I could help you more. Soil conditions are important. However, my own watering hole was core drilled by the extension agent and said it wouldn't hold water, ten years later, here it is. Back to your problem though, we have installed spillways/culverts many times with a backhoe but, it really depends on the soil condition.From the sounds of it you may want to get a dozer or loader in there and clean those saplings up anyway but, if it held water before I wouldn't do anymore to the base of the pond (where it used to hold water) other than scratch and mix it up, if you know what I mean, and then track it in good (compact it) as far as your outlet culvert. If your current culvert isn't in the form of a 90 degree angle then you may consider that. I could fax you some pictures on it if you like.Compaction is important when building the breast of the pond/lake, if it's very deep you would be surprised at the forces exerted on it daily when it is full of water. I hope this helps pm if you have anymore specific questions. [/QUOTE]
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