SOME GOOD PROGRESS
So, after all the great fun that was our community slip 'n' slide....it was time to get back to business on constructing the dam.
I'll start off by showing you the other wing footing has been completed.
*Both wing footings complete...
And with that it's high time I started stacking stones and building it up to height. As difficult as it is to build with stone after having been around it so long...this is my favorite part.😁
*With each stone, I am one step closer to completion (and free, full-time A/C...and unlimited hot water.😁🥳)
With everything else going on and the intense heat we've had some days I'm only able to get six to ten stones in at a time.🤦😞😁
I AM THE INCHWORM!!!
Just as the tiny inchworm makes his way along through life one little inch at a time...so do I. I figure if he can do it without complaining, it should be an easy chore for me as well. And so I go, one little inch at a time. Soon enough, just as he does, I will have covered great distances, and accomplished many great things.💪💪
...and for now a few more inches toward completing this massive project...
THE FIRST WATERPROOFEDNESS(😂🤣) TEST
So before going to height, I figured it would be a good idea to check that what I had built so far would even hold water.😁💦 (Yes it did.)
So I closed the main drain valve and let it start filling. I was actually pretty amazed at how quickly it started filling. In just about twenty minutes this is what it looked like...
And a couple hours later it was close to as full as I could let it get without overflowing.
*It's starting to become a reality for me that this thing may get done soon.😜
FLOW AND CAPACITY TESTS ANYONE?
I figured since the pool had so much water in it, I would go ahead and see how much water we could push out the drain at max open, and how much water was in the reservoir at this level.
I was pretty amazed by both numbers to be truthful. The flow rate was 1 gallon a second(3.785liters)! The capacity of water in the reservoir at this level(about a quarter of what it will be when completed) was 1800 gallons(6975 liters)!
WHY THIS EXCITES ME
A few reasons, really. First stored water is stored energy...the more water, the bigger your battery basically. So I should have ample reserves, and flowto run a large enough turbine to do us for years to come, even with our continued growth.
Secondly, should I decide to go forthwith my plan to farm trout in my reservoir, it will be able to sustain hundreds of times more fish then we xould ever eat.
Another large plus is that should we hit drier times, I will be all the more prepared with an adequate water supply for our needs.
*Just a different view of our reservoir holding water.