Flood 2010 Pictures
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That is what the river is under normal conditions.
All the homes originally had septic systems. After the sewer came through they connected the line to a small lift station to a force-main. Most of the manholes are under water and are taking on too much water so the pumps won't keep up.
Blue is the 1st picture facing West
Maroon is the 5th pict facing North
Red is the last picture facing North -
thrash;303428 wrote:
Can you tell me a little bit more about your house-sized fort? I don't want to go to your blog. I'm just wondering what the rationale is here. Does this stay up year round from now on? What makes a water-tight seal here?He builds it every year and takes it down after the flood.
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thrash;303428 wrote:
Can you tell me a little bit more about your house-sized fort? I don't want to go to your blog. I'm just wondering what the rationale is here. Does this stay up year round from now on? What makes a water-tight seal here?
We take it apart in sections and store it...
there is 6mm plastic wrapped over the top of the wall and held down to the ground by sandbags... -
Joel;303436 wrote:
We wouldnt find any 4 or 5mm that was 20x100:icon_rabbit: :icon_rabbit: :icon_rabbit: :icon_rabbit: :icon_rabbit: :icon_rabbit: :icon_rabbit: :icon_rabbit: :icon_rabbit: :icon_rabbit: :icon_rabbit: :icon_rabbit: :icon_rabbit: :icon_rabbit: :icon_rabbit: :icon_rabbit: :icon_rabbit: :icon_rabbit: :icon_rabbit: :icon_rabbit: :icon_rabbit: :icon_rabbit: :icon_rabbit: :icon_rabbit: :icon_rabbit: :icon_rabbit:
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Joel;303442 wrote:
This is the concept behind the plastic that is on the ground in front of the wall... My idea last year after we had a blow out... does anyone think it actually does anything?It will help at your joints on the plywood and help keep them dry. The real deal with the plastic is erosion from the moving water on a clay dike. If you had a blow-out it was from lack of bracing. You guys still need a lot if the water comes up more than 3' on the plywood. Look at some pictures of plywood concrete forms and you will see what I was talking about.
ps. I did stop by and someone didn't want any advice today. Lunch was more important at the time.:icon_scratch:
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XJHEAD;303443 wrote:
It will help at your joints on the plywood and help keep them dry. The real deal with the plastic is errosion from the moving water on a clay dike.
6 mil... lol i guess i never really though about 6 mil not meaning 6mm... anyways...
Do you think it is helping with any of the water pressure? I realize it is helping with erosion now that you say that. -
Joel;303444 wrote:
6 mil... lol i guess i never really though about 6 mil not meaning 6mm... anyways...
Do you think it is helping with any of the water pressure? I realize it is helping with erosion now that you say that.Use it if you haven't in the past and the seams were leaking. It won't do a thing for the pressures.
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Joel;303444 wrote:
6 mil... lol i guess i never really though about 6 mil not meaning 6mm... anyways...
Do you think it is helping with any of the water pressure? I realize it is helping with erosion now that you say that.I dont think that the plastic draped over a wood wall is going to help with pressure, but I am not an expert.
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Seams weren't leaking, just had a large blowout in front of the wall and the water spewed out inside the dike. It almost took us out last year. we piled a shit load of bags on it and slowed it down enough for it to freeze(thank god it was like 10 degrees outside that night)
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Rexwagon;303447 wrote:
I dont think that the plastic draped over a wood wall is going to help with pressure, but I am not an expert.
No, the plastic on the ground protruding from the wall... We were trying to stop the downward force of the water and preventing water from taking out the ground below the wall/planter -
the plastic out onto the ground wont help much in the way of keeping water from coming up behind the wall but it should help keep soil from eroding out from under it. bag up behind the wall a bit and add some weight like you did before. or bag the entire ground to combat the pressure?
was the blow out near one of the holes for your pumps? you could have been pumping sediment out from under your wall to cause the failure...
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