Looking down the spillway towards my shooting range and target shack. The dam will provide some wind protection by itself, and water to grow trees fo

A better shot of the wet side. Heavy clay is great material... but a mess when you're trying to build a dam in wet weather.

Looking down the spillway towards my shooting range and target shack. The dam will provide some wind protection by itself, and water to grow trees fo

The top of the dam. Need to build up the freeboard and the dry side a bit more. Will have to wait until next year.

Closeup of the top of the dam and the spillway inlet. The ID of the culvert is 15 inches.

The borrow pit (wet side). The area I dug out is about 50 feet by 35 feet by 6 feet deep. Material removed was used to build the structure.

The spillway. The culvert in this picture is about 55 feet long.

Both sides of the dam - difficult to get it all in one picture. The top is about 15 vertical feet above the lowest point in the borrow pit (wet side)

Looking down the spillway towards my shooting range and target shack. The dam will provide some wind protection by itself, and water to grow trees fo

WP79Vet
Dec 14, 2019

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