in our area have lost a lot of their volume. Our's was no exception.
What we thought was a bad thing, turned out to be a blessing.
The low water levels have made it easy to accomplish
a couple of repairs to the pond. The first was to find and
fix a leak that became apparent in the Fall of '08. We found
it at the overflow pipe. (Can you see how sad the pond looks?)
First we dug out around the pipe and built the forms to
shape the concrete.
Next pour the forms.
Here's the finished product. Now you know what 800#'s of
concrete looks like.
(Please note the date: 10-10-10, very cool)
(Please note the date: 10-10-10, very cool)
Another advantage of the low water this Fall was
having the pond dug deeper in sections. We had a guy
come and remove dirt (mud) from three areas that had
gotten shallow over the life of the pond. When the water
level returns to normal, the pond should appear very
much larger.
You can see here how wide the new bridge is as it spans
the East arm of our little pond. We expect enough room
to be able to glide under the bridge while feeding the fish.
The West side was made deeper as well. Perhaps a nice place
to dock the canoe.
having the pond dug deeper in sections. We had a guy
come and remove dirt (mud) from three areas that had
gotten shallow over the life of the pond. When the water
level returns to normal, the pond should appear very
much larger.
You can see here how wide the new bridge is as it spans
the East arm of our little pond. We expect enough room
to be able to glide under the bridge while feeding the fish.
The West side was made deeper as well. Perhaps a nice place
to dock the canoe.
