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BadgersHollow
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# Posted: 24 Oct 2018 21:13 - Edited by: BadgersHollow
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I have 20 acres in the middle of the forest. I am thinking about calling it Fallen Timbers. I bought it off of a timber company after they took the BIG stuff. They left me all the trees 18 inch diameter and smaller. And, all the trees in my water shed are intact.
I have about 550 feet of year round creek that runs through the parcel. It's spring fed a mile above me in the forest service land. It's only about 2 feet wide, but consistent flow. Amazingly, the trout are plentiful (but very small).
Anyways, drinking from the creek doesn't sound great. I was stomping about and found two seeps above my creek bank. It's been green there all year, despite this wretched drought. And, there are puddles in the depressions. It's not exactly flowing, but good and damp. I'm doing research on sandpoints, Indian wells, and spring boxes. Anyone have any good suggestions or experience with something like this? The seeps are only about 4 feet from the creek bed. If I don't do some dirt work with my backhoe, then I'm sure the creek would be at seep level during spring runoff.
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rockies
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# Posted: 24 Oct 2018 21:24
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There's my thread in the Useful Info area called "Tips on Building a Springhouse" (page 2)
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frankpaige
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# Posted: 24 Oct 2018 21:25
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I wouldn't think the seeps are any problem. It's when the animals start using these as their drinking spot. Then the issues of health start popping up. Maybe fence off where you pull drinking water from?
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BadgersHollow
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# Posted: 24 Oct 2018 21:51
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Thanks Rockies, I'll check it out.
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BadgersHollow
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# Posted: 24 Oct 2018 21:51 - Edited by: BadgersHollow
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Good idea on the fencing!
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ColdFlame
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# Posted: 25 Oct 2018 13:20
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Commenting to watch this thread. Love these topics.
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BadgersHollow
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# Posted: 31 Oct 2018 01:49
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I took my backhoe in today and starting digging out the wet spot. The first bucket was sopped with mud. And, water was sifted through pretty near each scoop. Lots of rock. I’m about 5 feet deep. The water is about 3.5 feet deep in this hole now. I probably have to go deeper to keep it from freezing. I know it’s muddy now, but I think it will clear out and be pure with some work. Any suggestions from here? Was thinking a 30 inch pvc culvert vertically? Backfill gravel? Insulated cover. Fence the perimeter?
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ColdFlame
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# Posted: 31 Oct 2018 10:51
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Engineer775 (Practical Preppers) has a good series about this, as well as a bunch of other videos that I find very useful. He doesn't have freezing temperatures to worry about, but this may give you some ideas:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jz0m3HFjgs
I think your idea of a PVC culvert vertically placed and backfilled with gravel in, and around, the culvert...
How are you going to be getting water from it? Pipe? Pump? Consider where your overflow will be going as well.
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NorthRick
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# Posted: 1 Nov 2018 15:14 - Edited by: NorthRick
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Put some type of filter fabric around the outside of the culvert and back fill with sand instead of gravel. That will keep more of the fines out. Put several inches of sand in the bottom of the hole before placing the culvert too.
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BadgersHollow
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# Posted: 1 Nov 2018 20:52
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Thanks Rick, I'll give that a shot. You would perforate the culvert, right?
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NorthRick
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# Posted: 2 Nov 2018 15:32
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Quoting: BadgersHollow You would perforate the culvert, right?
I would, yes.
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BadgersHollow
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# Posted: 15 Nov 2018 21:38
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ColdFlame
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# Posted: 16 Nov 2018 17:47
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Nice! I'm looking forward to seeing how it works for you.
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