6 months later.. Did the pond spillway pipes and rip rap hold?

Jan 14, 2022; A follow up to some great land management projects from earlier this year. Today, let's get some fresh air, and look back at these 2 land management projects from earlier this year and let's see if the new pond dam and overflow pipes held after months of heavy rains, or if I have to rebuild it all!
Here is the video description from the very first episode of this pond build:
DAY 1 of starting this new pond project with my new 36 inch mini excavator digging bucket, aka 'the Godzilla bucket,' and my bobcat e42 R series mini excavator. Join me in the cab and for some time lapse videos and my buddy Mark is going to be joining me today with his compact tractor to move some the the good dirt that I stockpiled for him from this pond project. This pond building project is part of a larger land management plan that Mark has been implementing on his rural Southern Illinois farm for the last several years now. This pond will accomplish several goals: A) divert a runoff ditch from a farm field into this pond, which will dry up a part of the farm field. B) catch water from another major ditch runoff and slow the water and erosion below the new pond. C) Create a new crossing with a culvert pipe around the pond. And D) Will create a new permanent watering source for wildlife diversity. I hope you enjoy this project and stay tuned for the next parts coming out very soon. And as always if you enjoy our content please hit the Like button and share it to help us grow our very diverse land management and country living family on our Channel. Also consider subscribing and hitting the Bell icon to get notifications about our daily videos and projects including land management projects in Southern Illinois and Western Kentucky, Bobcat mini excavator projects, Bobcat T650 CTL skid steer projects, Kioti tractor projects, old home rehab projects, DIY rustic barn wood projects, buying land, selling land, flipping land, land improvements, light excavation, modern homesteading, and much more country living adventure. Thank you. Kapper Outdoors, living the dream, one acre at a time.

[@randycarpenter2914]

Just a little fill in and bring rip rap up to top of dam around the pipe to stop erosion. Just my thoughts. Looks good.

[@kapperoutdoors]

Yeah I agree could use a little tweaking, but I think it will hold for awhile! Good thing we are pretty close, should he need an emergency repair! Thanks

[@Herbybandit]

Sleet and garbage? 🤔 are you downwind of a landfill site? 😆

[@kapperoutdoors]

Nope, no landfills nearby!

[@anthonycourteaux8165]

I would add on my job site in low line area for site

[@darcywalls1262]

That pond looks like a WIN to me Joe. Little more rip rap by the discharge pipes and I think it’s going to be golden bud. Hoping this is the weekend you hit the 100k 👍

[@kapperoutdoors]

Thanks man, I agree! Overall a big success!!

[@bretts1]

Kapper look great! Hope Sharon is home with you this weekend. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@SheepyHollowCanada]

Double or triple the riprap and it should solve the erosion problem... nice pond...

[@kapperoutdoors]

Yep, he's got plenty left for it too. Thanks

[@mustlovedogs272]

Doing these on our own, with a limited budget, it takes time to re-strengthen and re-adjust things to get it finally done and solid but it's extremely rewarding to do as a hobby. Others might hire it out with a full work crew, pre-drawn engineering plans, concrete pours and on and on and knock it out in a week. That takes all the fun out of it.

[@kapperoutdoors]

That's why I enjoy doing it! It is very challenging if you have a LOT of water but DIY saves thousands in cash for sure and the fun like you said! Thanks

[@mattkenney2637]

Just subscribed. Seen where you had 100k thot I'd give ya one more just to put it over the edge. I do the same type of work in Texas. Fight the good fight my friend!

[@kapperoutdoors]

Thanks for joining us! Just one day at a time, and one mission at a time! Take care

[@laneritc]

Looks like this might be the weekend for 100K, good luck!

[@kapperoutdoors]

Thank you! It was!! Hit is a few hours ago!! Cheers!!

[@dustdevl1043]

It looks like it's holding up well! That thing catches a lot of water.

[@kapperoutdoors]

yes sir! It does catch WAY MORE water than anything I've worked with yet!!

[@dehavenfamilyfarm]

That pond sure takes on a lot of water- looks good!

[@kapperoutdoors]

Yep another learning curve! I WAY under estimated the water volume! lol

[@clarkwheeler8764]

Always room for improvement but not half bad. As close to perfect as Kapper gets.

[@kapperoutdoors]

lol for sure!

[@andrewshullick4319]

Wow Mr kapper it looks great awesome video thanks for sharing it. Now your the king of making small ponds

[@kapperoutdoors]

LOL life is a continual growing process! Thanks and have a good one!

[@hartleyhomesteadmichigan6041]

Looks good Kapper!

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

100K. Congrats!!!

[@kapperoutdoors]

Thank you!! What a long road!

[@photocontrol]

Great follow up on the pond project!

[@drunkdunc8738]

Nice Kapper 👍 Good venue for the 100k subscriber pool party🕺💃🍻🍻

[@kapperoutdoors]

Pond dive!!

[@bobpaterson1845]

Good video 👍 an the finished job looks like it's holding up well 👌

[@kapperoutdoors]

Thanks 👍

[@bobyocum1432]

Looks good Joe,You did well.

[@kapperoutdoors]

Thanks man, I was not sure this one would hold with all that water! May have to repair it someday, but we'll see how long it holds!