Posted by TonyIN on December 12, 2011 at 19:01:17 from (74.215.182.169):
In Reply to: advice needed about pond posted by larry@stinescorner on December 12, 2011 at 16:35:25:
Couple thoughts... (assuming you don"t have a leak) Not sure the size/surface area, but the smaller the pond, the quicker the level seems to drop. Had a couple droughts here of late and you see the smaller ones (1/4 acre +/-) drop a few feet. Mine"s about 3/4 acre and will drop about 18". Neighbor has one around 4 acres, don"t see much of a drop in level, maybe a foot if that. All 3 were put in right and are sealed up. Evaporation is the culprit. The springs can certainly help, but depending on your area, they may dry up when you need them most -but can"t hurt to direct them. The springs around here are mostly low pressure springs and where they seep out of a hillside normally, you can"t find them in a drought. If you have a way of directing more surface area runoff that would be best - will still fill up/overflow during wet times, but during dry, what little rain you get - you get more in the pond. Also, not sure how close that barn really is or the grade fall, but a gutter off of it piped to the pond will help too. I know no real solution offered here, but maybe will help with figuring one out.
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - A Lifetime of Farm Machinery - by Joe Michaels. I am a mechanical engineer by profession, specializing in powerplant work. I worked as a machinist and engine erector, with time spent overseas. I have always had a love for machinery, and an appreciation for farming and farm machinery. I was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Not a place one would associate with farms or farm machinery. I credit my parents for instilling a lot of good values, a respect for learning, a knowledge of various skills and a little knowledge of farming in me, amo
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
1964 I-H 140 tractor with cultivators and sidedresser. Starts and runs good. Asking 2650. CALL RON AT 502-319-1952
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
