Dewatering the pond

31 Oct, 2010 Author: Glorianna Davenport

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We began taking out boards to de-water this 30 acre reservoir two weeks ago. We need to inspect the dam but we are also curious to revisit the natural sinuosity of the old stream channel. As we slowly remove the boards, prehistoric looking stumps are revealed on the bank edges. They have been submerged for almost 100 years. These look to be cedar but what species?