BB_TX
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Yes, Bird. That is what I was thinking about. I, too, have never used it. I just happen to remember reading some post about it.
keeping a pond full
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Mrwurm
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Yes, the boots, are they still burried in the mud? /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
ScottAR
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I've heard sheetrock will do somthing similar... the paper decays and the gypsum will flow towards any leaks and seal them... Dunno if it works or not, but waste sheetrock is usually free on building sites.
gerard
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Mine dropped 5 feet this summer too but it's been full to the top the last few weeks. Definitely go with 4 inch and I wouldn't worry about using drain tile. That would be the cheapest way to go, you can get a continuous roll so you'll have no joints and as long as you have a natural pitch it will carry the water just fine. (First few rains the water will have ti fill all the corrugations before it runs out but after that you'll get "gallon in, gallon out".)
The bentonite is a good liner but you have to drin the pond and apply it dry, spreading it out evenly, then let the pond fill. You can't pour it in the water as it swells right away. You can also lightly rototill it in then pack the sides. When the water hits it it swells and seals off. Not cheap but doable for a small pond.
The bentonite is a good liner but you have to drin the pond and apply it dry, spreading it out evenly, then let the pond fill. You can't pour it in the water as it swells right away. You can also lightly rototill it in then pack the sides. When the water hits it it swells and seals off. Not cheap but doable for a small pond.
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Yes tis a sad story about the boots.
The mud has never given up its little secret !!
I have since bought a new pair but they were too big. I didn't keep the docket and am now trying to exchange them.
Oh for my old boots again............................/w3tcompact/icons/sad.gif
The mud has never given up its little secret !!
I have since bought a new pair but they were too big. I didn't keep the docket and am now trying to exchange them.
Oh for my old boots again............................/w3tcompact/icons/sad.gif
Bird
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<font color=blue>didn't keep the docket </font color=blue>
I assume a "docket" is what we call a "receipt"; right?
I assume a "docket" is what we call a "receipt"; right?
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Bird
Spot on, i will add that to my lingo web page good onya
Reading this thread my mind boggles about all this water, we have had only 4" of rain this year and even if we got more we can't dam, we have sand on sand on sand every were you go
Spot on, i will add that to my lingo web page good onya
Reading this thread my mind boggles about all this water, we have had only 4" of rain this year and even if we got more we can't dam, we have sand on sand on sand every were you go
Bird
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4" of rain! And I thought Texas was dry./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif Through October, we'd had 27"; over 8" of that was in October.
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Chris--
Catching roof water is great, especially where there are drainage issues anyway (I divert water from the barn roof and driveway into the pond so it doesn't sheet across the yard, making mowing a little simpler). But don't forget that an acre-foot of water is about 386,000 gallons, so if you're down six feet on a one-acre pond that's on the order of 2,000,000 gallons. I came across one website that says a 1200-SF roof will shed about 700 gallons per inch of rain. I don't know how big your house is, of course, but I'm guessing catching the roof runoff will be the proverbial drop in the bucket, pond-wise.
I too wonder whether you have a leak. We had 1" of rain from 1 June until 15 September, and our pond lost about 16". (Of course, our soil is such dense clay that the county is actually named after it!/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif) Sounds like you experienced about five times that amount in less than twice the time, and that doesn't quite compute. If the pond is man made, you can closely inspect the area below the dam for water; if not, just look downhill. Bentonite works wonders for leaks which are identified, but typically is applied to a known or suspected permeable area; it sinks into the bank and then expands to line the area. I also would question the wisdom of pulling millions of gallons out of a well that serves your home, unless you're pretty darn sure of the caliber of the aquifer. Sorry to say, it sounds IMHO like a bit of a complex problem. Good luck, and keep us posted!!
Catching roof water is great, especially where there are drainage issues anyway (I divert water from the barn roof and driveway into the pond so it doesn't sheet across the yard, making mowing a little simpler). But don't forget that an acre-foot of water is about 386,000 gallons, so if you're down six feet on a one-acre pond that's on the order of 2,000,000 gallons. I came across one website that says a 1200-SF roof will shed about 700 gallons per inch of rain. I don't know how big your house is, of course, but I'm guessing catching the roof runoff will be the proverbial drop in the bucket, pond-wise.
I too wonder whether you have a leak. We had 1" of rain from 1 June until 15 September, and our pond lost about 16". (Of course, our soil is such dense clay that the county is actually named after it!/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif) Sounds like you experienced about five times that amount in less than twice the time, and that doesn't quite compute. If the pond is man made, you can closely inspect the area below the dam for water; if not, just look downhill. Bentonite works wonders for leaks which are identified, but typically is applied to a known or suspected permeable area; it sinks into the bank and then expands to line the area. I also would question the wisdom of pulling millions of gallons out of a well that serves your home, unless you're pretty darn sure of the caliber of the aquifer. Sorry to say, it sounds IMHO like a bit of a complex problem. Good luck, and keep us posted!!
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HI,
<font color=blue>I don't know how big your house is, of course, but I'm guessing catching the roof runoff will be the proverbial drop in the bucket, pond-wise.</font color=blue>
I was thinking about this throughout the day as well. I am lucky to have a spring feeding my pond that even in drought supplies enought o keep it full...
The pond will catch water from rain just like your roof. Whatever the area of your roof catches, that water will only raise the water level in your pond by the area of your roof divided by the area of the pond.
You can do the calculations, but my GUESS is that the water from your roof will only add about 5% to the amount of water the pond itself catches when it rains, if your pond is an acre in size...
Probably not worth the effort...but then again, you know the saying as well as I do:
Every little bit helps! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Bill in Pgh, Pa
<font color=blue>I don't know how big your house is, of course, but I'm guessing catching the roof runoff will be the proverbial drop in the bucket, pond-wise.</font color=blue>
I was thinking about this throughout the day as well. I am lucky to have a spring feeding my pond that even in drought supplies enought o keep it full...
The pond will catch water from rain just like your roof. Whatever the area of your roof catches, that water will only raise the water level in your pond by the area of your roof divided by the area of the pond.
You can do the calculations, but my GUESS is that the water from your roof will only add about 5% to the amount of water the pond itself catches when it rains, if your pond is an acre in size...
Probably not worth the effort...but then again, you know the saying as well as I do:
Every little bit helps! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Bill in Pgh, Pa
