Kyle_in_Tex
Super Star Member
It's only a matter of time. Glad you finally got some good rains. I can't wait to see it overflow!
No expert here but I imagine it is going to take some natural compaction and settling of fine materials to help 'seal' the bottom and especially the sides. I can't remember but you did not do anything to help seal the disturbed earth, correct?Just checked on the pond this morning. Looks like I've lost about 6 inches of water from the high point. Never built a pond before so not sure if this is good or bad. Seems like a lot of surface area to loose but I'm assuming there's going to be some loss do to absorbtion into the ground, especially when adding four feet of water in one fill.
That's correct. No material added for sealing. Pretty high clay content in all of the dirtNo expert here but I imagine it is going to take some natural compaction and settling of fine materials to help 'seal' the bottom and especially the sides. I can't remember but you did not do anything to help seal the disturbed earth, correct?
You might be right, Eddie. I'm a fan of bentonite but worst case... Jk can augment his banks.I disagree with what everyone else is saying. Your pond has held water plenty of times, but now it's not. Is the added height of the dam compacted? Is the spillway built up of fill material?
You have a leak of some kind. Leaks never fix themselves. They always get worse.
All you can do now is wait for it to drain down to where the leak is. Then you can look for what's causing it.