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Observation Notes
Oct. 31, 2002 - Streambed dry. Pond is dry.
Nov. 6, 2002 - Nov. 10, 2002 - Rains heavy at times. Streambed still dry. Carpet of leaves. Pond still dry.
Nov. 11, 2002 - Puddles forming in streambed. Pond still dry. Set out rain gauge on berm of pond.
Nov. 13, 2002 - Small puddle in pond. 3-4' N of island. More puddles in streambed.
Nov. 21, 2002 - Puddles in pond all dried up. Streambed has more puddles, but not quite connected yet.. Need more rain.
Dec. 9, 2002 - Stream flowing. Large puddles in pond near island. Made sure inlet was closed down.
Dec. 11, 2002 - Pond 1/3 to 1/2 full. Island surrounded. Water coming out of "drain pipe" outlet. Squirting out like an artesian well. Checked inlet and had to reseat the close down. Should be completely blocked now.
Dec. 12, 2002 - Pond is full. Close to overflow. The water is lower in the inlet then in the culvert feeding it. So it appears that the inlet is blocked off.
Dec. 13, 2002 - Pond is full. Utilizing the overflow some. The inlet stream is full, from overflow of the pond. The "drain pipe" outlet completely submerged.
Dec. 14, 2002 - Pond is full. Overflow in full use now. The ditch is full and has overflowed near where the berm ends by the inlet. So the berm on westside (near road) has water on both sides of it. It appears to be flowing down to low point where the ditch also dumps. Need to keep an eye on this. Especially in high rain events. Near the outlet there is standing water, similiar to a wet prairie. Need to plant this to develop into a wet prairie. Other areas that in the past have the wet prairie look are beginning to flood also. They too could use some enhancement.
Dec. 15, 2002 - Pond is full. Overflow in use. Water has receded outside of pond - just puddles now. But the third of four storms is expected later today. And the fourth tomarrow.
Dec. 16, 2002 - The storm came. The pond is the fullest I have seen it. Marked the highwater point at southern edge of berm. Still has a few inches to go before breaching the berm. Overflow is working and a channel to stream is beginning to form. It all looks good. There is water on both sides of the west edge of berm and some puddles on top of berm near the intake channel. No pictures today. It looks real similiar to the 14th. Just a bit more water.
Dec. 17, 2002 - The storms are over for now. The berm is holding, the overflow worked and the intake is not needed at the moment. The water has dropped down some in the pond, and it will drop some more as the overflow controls the level. No pictures today either. Will see how far it drops as the rains let up. It should drop back to the Dec.12th level.