Thanks guys!
Well, the only response I got from the local group was "It's hard to say, even with the information given. Your best bet is to look at where you are in relation to the valley floor. If you are very close to the bottom of the valley and near wetlands, there is a good chance you could experience some hippoing during a strong runoff season. If you are right at the base of the mountains there is a smaller chance of experiencing it with an artesian well type situation. The other 90% of the wasatch front should be just fine."My town only gets 22 inches of water per year and our water table isn't high - I think I remember seeing that wells are 300+ feet deep, so I don't think it's as much a concern for me as it would be for folks on the coast or back east, but it's worth checking into so I asked on a local Facebook group if anyone has had to deal with hippos. I'll let you know what they say.
Good lord man are you digging a pond or work on an archlogical historical site in egypt.View attachment 161467
The dig continues. Strangely I'm not aware of it raining or snowing lately but the clay is wet and slippery so it must be frost forming and then melting.
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The thin trench down the middle is about 10 feet 10 inches from the cement, so it's close to where the wall to separate the bog from the pond will be, but not fully there yet.
I can't dig today and we'll be getting snow for the following 3 days. Should be interesting to see if I can keep going after that or if that will be it until spring. I have a pickup load of dirt to take to the dump too - it'll help with traction until I can get rid of it. I just hope it doesn't freeze solid before I can offload it.
I'll let you know if I find any strange pyramids or cursed objects.Good lord man are you digging a pond or work on an archlogical historical site in egypt.
So sorry for your loss. Never easy at any time but especially tough during the holidays.I kept digging up until a couple days before Christmas, but I'm pretty much done for the winter now that there's snow on the ground. Progress hasn't been what I wanted to because before the ground froze it was kind of a muddy mess where it's mostly clay and it's slow going hauling the dirt out one wheelbarrow full at a time and taking it to the dump one pickup truckload at a time. We'll get after it again in the spring.
In the meantime I've been dealing with my mom's death, family illnesses, and demolishing a bathroom so we can have it remodeled. So I'm keeping busy with other things.
Thanks. I'm looking forward to the build. I think. I'm constantly re-thinking the size and shape still. Probably will continue to re-think clear until it's time to put fish in. I have too many goals and ideas!So sorry for your loss. Never easy at any time but especially tough during the holidays.
I also had a lot of rain during my build, no fun. Hauling that dirt away in a pickup is no fun either, thankfully I did not have that issue. Spring will be here soon enough.
Thanks.Sorry @hamstermann on the loss of your mother. Hope winter won't be too long so you can get back to your build.
Its all part of the fun. Ends up being like a puzzle that you figure out how to put together. At the end of the day you will love it. It hit home during the holidays how special the pond is. I had so many friends and relatives asking questions about the pond. A couple of times last week cousins asked to stop by so they could see it. Everyone was pretty impressed even though my pond is pretty modest compared to what you see here on the forum. Pond building is not something you see often so I think that is why people are fascinated by them. They are amazed that I built it, which I took as a compliment rather than taking it as "hey, wait a second, you dont think I could do that?" Lol.Thanks. I'm looking forward to the build. I think. I'm constantly re-thinking the size and shape still. Probably will continue to re-think clear until it's time to put fish in. I have too many goals and ideas!
Lol two hands and a Kubota and a very patient wifeThat was going to be my take, that a Lawyer built it with his own two hands. Which gives me some hope as . We had a financial guy build a beautiful pond two years ago and now a lawyer. I want to come see it too . Still amazed.
In the meantime I've been dealing with my mom's death, family illnesses, and demolishing a bathroom so we can have it remodeled. So I'm keeping busy with other things.
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