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CHARLTON BROOK
2010 Desilting Of The Dam
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WORK STARTS FEB 01 2010 ( Building The Access Road )
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Pumping The Water Out and Removing The Remaining Fish ( Look North Filmed The Event )
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Final Stage Before Removal Of Silt ( Notice How Little Depth There Was )
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Progress After Two Weeks.
The silt has to be mixed with a special powder to thicken it before loaded into trucks.
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The Final Stages
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SPRING TIME ( Note The New Fishing Pegs )
The snow shows how the silt slowly spreads into the large excavation, approx 12 -14 feet in depth !
Once settled the water should have an " average " depth of 4 - 6 feet ( Ideal For Fish )
" New paths for fishing access, and the Ducks seem very happy with new home "
( See Also Community Spaces Blog )
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Two columns of bricks between the JCB arms 12 -14
ft |
Right hand column just to left side of JCB at approx
14 feet deep |
Snow shows how silt slowly sinks back into the large
excavation |
Once settled the dam should have an average depth
of 4 - 6 feet |
Some More Detailed Photo's
These Show The "Wall" That Many Folk Talk About !
If you look closely there are two walls of brickwork which supported a platform of sorts ( From The Industrial Times ) !
At this stage the JCB has reached the dam bottom at 12 - 14 feet
Click On Image For Large View