Dams that are shallow evaporate quickly. A dam 3 meters deep will typically lose 60% over Summer while one 5 metres deep will lose 40%. So a 1.5 metre deep dam will lose...... everything!
So we have decided to fix the problem by pushing in the dam wall and digging a new dam.
This is fundamentally driven by the current dam being built over a stone reef which make digging down hard, and by the fact that the current wall is like a dike in Holland. It is unnecessarily high and aesthetically ugly.
The new dam will provide the following outcomes:
- Capacity of 4.5 Ml
- Deep
- Can swim in it during Summer
- Aesthetically integrated with the landscape
- Can be seen from the house as a feature
This approach was conceived by us but confirmed by both a local water expert and by the contractor who will dig the dam and move the earth.
Future posts will show the process.
