Pond Dam Leaking.....NOW WHAT?

[PineRidge]

If there wasn't a core trench to key the dam in place you may have to live with a leak. Our neighbor opted for the do-it-yourself approach, without a core trench and his dam has leaked ever since.

We used an engineer to tell the excavator how and why. They used a sheeps-foot to compact soil/clay that was placed back in the core trench as the dam was built. No leaks here as a result.

Pond basics

 

[gemini5362]

Buy yourself some Ducks they look pretty will warn you if there are any prowlers and something that they give off will seal ponds. I am not sure if it is feathers that they lose in the water or waste. I do know that it will seal ponds that have small leaks

 

[roadhunter]

Here is a water control structure on a project I just finished up at Chadron St Park. They used a concrete outlet structure with stop logs.



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Now the water is up to about 6 inches below the top of the concrete structure and the owner built a expanded metal guard over the top and front to keep debris out.

 

[roadhunter]

Some others from LaCreek NWR. They use gates.