Major Pond Dam Repair

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Only two sections of the new pipe were delivered Friday. The spillway and the last pipe section will arrive Monday (hopefully).

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Here's a photo of the temporary bypass 12" pipe being installed so we can remove the old pipe.

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This is the old spillway (17 ft high). They'll probably take it out today. Unfortunately, I cannot be there to watch and take photographs. Wife & dog obligations in GA.

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The restocking program also starts in the spring w/ bream & bass in the fall. Good Luck.

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Last week they worked on excavating one half of the dam and starting the building of the core. Here's a couple of shots.

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Another photo.

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The last section of pipe and the spillway were delivered. These should be installed this week if the weather cooperates. They found good clay for the core footing about 10 to 12 feet below the footing of the spillway location so the core was dug out and rebuilt from there up.

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The pipe and spillway were installed over the last three days. Here's a series of photos of the action. Lots of mud involved. In the first photo, the middle and back pipe sections were bolted together in place and the front 30 foot pipe section to the spillway riser is shown.

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This photo shows the front pipe section being lowered into place after the seal plate has been attached.

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This is a closeup photo of the joining of the pipes and seal plate. There is a gasket to be installed also.