Welcome to Lake Nate
Mar 2nd, 2007 by Nate
We had a massive amount of rain last night. This morning, I get this in my backyard:
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| From Lake Nate |
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| From Lake Nate |
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| From Lake Nate |
I’m now the proud owner of an entire lake! It’s pretty big, but it’s not that close to my house, so it’s not a direct threat. But, it’s right near (and maybe on top of) my septic tank’s leaching field.
So to all you master dirtologists out there, I pose the following questions:
1) This section of lawn can usually absorb water pretty quickly. Is this caused by the ground being frozen, or is ice sitting on top of the lawn stopping it from draining?
2) If this is on or near my leaching field, should I worry about my septic tank overflowing back into the house?
3) Should I try to pump Lake Nate down? The water is awful slushy, so I’m not sure that’s a good idea.
Or, plan B, wait till it freezes over and go ice skating.
Lake Nate is now completely gone! Once the temperature hit around 50, the entire lake drained out in about 6 hours. Amazing.