Building Lake Corona

[jk96]

Looks awesome! I was worried about our pond at first too. We were losing quite a bit of water the first year it seemed like. My theory is the ground between the bottom of the pond and the water table finally saturated and the level was more constant after that.

One thing to keep in mind is I regularly saw an inch per day in evaporation on the hot windy days. Two weeks of no rain and you'd lose a foot of water. We finally tapped into our irrigation well and ran a line to the pond and made an aerator. That helped stabilize the levels quite a bit and the aeration was a bonus.

Thanks. Calling for some rain here Sunday and 5-8" of snow on Monday at the moment. With the ground frozen it should provide a little water runoff. Would be great if the bottom of the pond would fill before the heavier spring rains to prevent some silt in during the fill.

 

[sld]

Thanks. Calling for some rain here Sunday and 5-8" of snow on Monday at the moment. With the ground frozen it should provide a little water runoff. Would be great if the bottom of the pond would fill before the heavier spring rains to prevent some silt in during the fill.

Funny story. My Dad and I had worked on our pond for around 8 months and it was close but we still wanted to do a few things. Well, we got an 8 inch rain and it not only filled but we also got to see how our spill way worked. I remember standing next to my Dad looking at all the water and he just said, "I guess we are done with the pond."

That pond provided over 20 years of family fun. After he passed and my Mom could see I was struggling to maintain their 5 acres (as well as my place) finally sold out and bought a patio home. I still miss that pond.

 

[dodge man]

You need to get get anchors in for you ski boat slalom course in after you get your dock built and before it fills up.

 

[JethroB]

You need to get get anchors in for you ski boat slalom course in after you get your dock built and before it fills up.

Don't forget the submarine races. Watching them was a popular pastime for teenage couples at local ponds years ago.

 

[jk96]

We recieved about 3/4" of rain yesterday. Pond level in creaping up into the flats now.
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[ovrszd]

Anxious to see it full Jeremy. Thanks again for sharing this project.

 

[jk96]

Anxious to see it full Jeremy. Thanks again for sharing this project.

I am as well. This was an enjoyable project for me. Will post some additional updates when things thaw out and dry up enough to start on the emergency spillway. Will cut it into the hillside on the far end of the dam in the last pic. Will use this dirt removed to bring the slope out on the backside of the dam a bit more also.

 

[ovrszd]

A very, very small percentage of readers of this post would have the fortitude and stamina to do what you have done.

Few years ago I laid a drainage culvert in a deep ravine and filled it 20ft to the tops of the banks so I could fence across it. Did it with a CTL. Have no idea how many trips with a bucket full of dirt. Days. Not even close to the magnitude of your project.

Very fitting name. Just goes on and on.

 

[BigBlue1]

Any idea how many hours of skid steer operation it has taken you to do your project? I have to imagine it has been a ton of seat time!

 

[jk96]

Any idea how many hours of skid steer operation it has taken you to do your project? I have to imagine it has been a ton of seat time!

Pretty close to 230-250 hours I believe not counting additional time putting tracks back on, cutting logs, multiple stuck situations, etc.