How best to dam a creek?????

[Fuddyduddy1952]

On our place is a nice long spring fed creek that flows even during a drought and there are three springs along it here. One is eroding the pasture making a bowl shaped area. Creek is about 8-9 ft. down below ground level, bowl area is about 40 ft. across. I was showing it to a neighbor a few days ago who said why not dam it below bowl and what a great swimming hole. The creek bed is rock. Downstream aways I put in a 5ft culvert, compacted dirt then gravel for a drive across, below that aways is a ford, railroad ballast either side.
First I'd have to winch out some trees I tossed over into it (easy job), then I'm trying to figure out how to dam it. I can easily get my 4x4 truck to it, but not a tandem dump truck.
Any ideas best way to dam it are appreciated.
Writing this I'm thinking I do have pvc pipe sections maybe in first for water flow, install dam then cap pipes? If I just dump in a lot of rip-rap it wouldn't be water tight.
Thanks.

 

[Hay Dude]

Import a Beaver

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

"A" is side down from woods, "B" is pasture side where bowl is and the spring.

 

[ponytug]

Not to be Debbie Downer, but have you checked your state water laws? Putting a dam on a free flowing creeks tends require permits and reviews in most places.

In some states it even applies to intermittent streams...

All the best,

Peter

 

[newbury]

See if you can get some beavers relocated there to build a dam. Then you shouldn't have to worry about regulations.

 

[Fixastuff]

Damning it up is the easy part. Making an overflow that can handle the max rainfall for extended amounts of time without washing away is the hard part. At least that’s been my experience with the farm pond.

 

[dodge man]

Just looking at pictures that looks like it’d be a very small pond, which may be what your after.

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

Not to be Debbie Downer, but have you checked your state water laws? Putting a dam on a free flowing creeks tends require permits and reviews in most places.

In some states it even applies to intermittent streams...

All the best,

Peter

Yes. I even informed the Coast Guard and FBI.

 

[shooterdon]

Not to be Debbie Downer, but have you checked your state water laws? Putting a dam on a free flowing creeks tends require permits and reviews in most places.

In some states it even applies to intermittent streams...

All the best,

Peter

My thoughts as well. State laws can create a nightmare.

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

Great...Who the (bleep) will know?
We shoot trespassers...