Natural looking pondless stream/waterfall on a slope

[addy1]

Some of mine are just overlapped, some I used adhesive, it depended on how much slope I had for water to work it way back up and out.

 

[postmandug]

OK, you math geniuses. Is there a formula to determine how many gallons a certain size hole would contain? For instance if I dig my basin 6' x 4' x 30", how many gallons am I looking at?

Doug

 

[addy1]

here you go a calculator

http://www.pondcare....ator/index.aspx

449 gallons

 

[postmandug]

I knew you'd come thru Addy!!! Thanks.

Doug

 

[postmandug]

My plan is instead of having a waterfall weir, dig a small basin around 20-30 gallons and digging the stream bed down about 12-18" running into the basin (filled with rocks) then on down the slope. Lining it all with one piece of liner before it empties into the catch basin to be pumped back up. I don't really want a "waterfall" at the top of the stream and by doing it this way it will look more like a spring coming out of the ground. Does this make sense and is it good idea???? Crude drawing attached and a picture or two of the general shape. I plan to start the digging on Saturday, August 18th.

Doug

 

[addy1]

That will look really neat! Love the spring idea.

 

[postmandug]

Thanks Addy, hope it looks as good in real life as it does in my head....

 

[taherrmann4]

I like the spring idea..

 

[postmandug]

Already told you to come down and help design it Tmann!!!!

 

[taherrmann4]

I know you did and I've been ignoring your offer! :razz: Your on the right track, when do you think you will start the dig?

 

[addy1]

Already told you to come down and help design it Tmann!!!!

offer up a good meal and drinks! in exchange lol

 

[postmandug]

Addy, I believe that was already tried when I first joined the GPF forums!!! Tmann, I have a mini backhoe reserved for next Saturday the 18th. It is $165 for about 9 hours of rental. Didn't think that was too bad.

Doug

 

[addy1]

Neat! I love my backhoe, without it there is no way I could have dug our pond and stream. Took me more than one day though.
I use it now to pre-dig the holes for plants, move mulch, get rid of trimmings. I take bucket loads to the edge of our woods(another acre of woods past that drop off is ours, not dumping into a neighbor lol) , a nice cliff, the trimmings make a nice dead fall for critters. oh and remove snow, if we have any

We leave the woods wild for the critters to enjoy.

 

[sissy]

there is one similar to what your saying on you tube and remember him saying that he misjudged the size of the top tank or something about the water running under the liner from the force of the pump .I just remember he reworked it and changed a few things and it worked after that .He had 4 or 5 video's .I just scan the pond stuff on there all the time to see new ideas

 

[postmandug]

That's why I'm installing a ball valve inline before I ever turn it on in case i need to lessen the flow.