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Capping or plugging a spring

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Sunny 4 acres

04-15-2007 18:56:07




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I was reading the waterwell question below and was wondering if it is possible to cap or plug a spring? I have one small but stubborn spring in the middle of my field that I always get stuck in brushhogging. The spring is very defined and localised and not spread out. Any thoughts or is it inpossible




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mjbrown

04-16-2007 05:47:15




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 Re: Capping or plugging a spring in reply to Sunny 4 acres, 04-15-2007 18:56:07  
The guys below have it about right. You can't fight that water. You can only divert it or modify it into a pond. We have had lots of spots like that over the years and it always turns out to be a broken tile or a plugged stone ditch. Sometimes it can be dug up and fixed. Sometimes it needs a whole new tile line.



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old

04-15-2007 20:26:38




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 Re: Capping or plugging a spring in reply to Sunny 4 acres, 04-15-2007 18:56:07  
Most of the time if you try to plug a spring it will find some place else to come out and that place may cause you more trouble then the one you have. Most of the time if you have a spring like that its also a good place to put a pond and then you will have a good clean water pond for live stock and or fish

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tractormiallis

04-15-2007 20:22:31




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 Re: Capping or plugging a spring in reply to Sunny 4 acres, 04-15-2007 18:56:07  
First, how large of an area are you talking about? Is it mostly grass in the area? Is this in the middle of a tilled field? If it just grass, I would just consider not brushogging that area, and cutting by hand any woody trees you dont want there. Guess it depends on your goals for the area or surrounding field.



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two mile

04-15-2007 19:17:38




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 Re: Capping or plugging a spring in reply to Sunny 4 acres, 04-15-2007 18:56:07  
I don't know about capping or plugging, but I have been successful in ditching them out. First, make sure that the spring is natural, not caused by broken or plugged tile, or an abandoned well. Next find your nearest outlet (or an area that the extra water won't be a problem). Run a tile through the satuated area. Stay out of the tile trench when you are near the wet spot, the walls cave in very easily. Last spot I did this to runs water all year long.

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