Re: Irrigating out of swamp
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07/17/21 02:13 PM
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You are not going to be able to pump much out of a 55 gallon drum with holes in it. The drum won't fill very fast and a 3 acre slough with a small water hole won't water much pasture. There is not nearly as much "free" water in a boggy, muddy slough as one would think, if there was it would be a lake or a pond.
Bryce This swamp is probably 600+ acres of continuous swamp. I could see a barrel being to small to fill quickly enough. I'm not looking to do major irrigation at this time, just a bit of a test run on a couple acre pasture.
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Re: Irrigating out of swamp
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I'd be careful. I don't know about MN but here in WI I think you might need DNR permission. As long as I don't use over 10,000 gallons per day no permit is needed from my understanding.
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Re: Irrigating out of swamp
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If there is water underneath and there is sand or gravel, wonder if you could drive a sand point. If its not got enough water capacity to keep from out pumping your water supply then your back to your barrel idea or maybe just a hole if the muck don't fill it up too fast. With a trash pump you can pump a pretty good hole out, ( maybe ). Not sure on the legality of a sand point but that is a really good idea. This fall we're hoping to get a permit and turn part of the swamp into a pond, that should solve the issue long term.
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Re: Irrigating out of swamp
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I would pray for rain. My brother does believe in irrigation though. Irrigation can get a bit expensive. Just my 2 cents. Hay is also expensive. If I could even irrigate 5-10 acres it would help a lot
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Re: Irrigating out of swamp
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I would just dig a hole for a sump with a trash pump. I have been taking 100 gallons a day from the lake to help water and got a verbal warning from the CO. If I were you I would do it anyway.
I have nothing clever to put here.
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Re: Irrigating out of swamp
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ponds or other temp storage devices are a great thing --- do the math on 10,000 gals per day ---- times 365=== don't forget to pump into the pond in the winter. I know you have temp issues. Also remember your house well is probably regulated to the same 10g per day -- I don't know what shape it is in -but consider it. That could give you 20g per day -- don't know your soils or climate (summer or winter) but in our area 1.5 inch every 7-10 days is adequate. I'm sure nrcs has your local info available. This is my exact plan, build a pond on the high point of the farm as well as dig out the swamp a bit, pump out of the swamp up into the pond then irrigate out of the pond when needed. These are all long term plans so I'm hoping it unfolds the way I imagine. Lots of good ideas in this thread, thanks.
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