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Digging Lake 2 at Thorn Ridge - Summer 2005

We started digging Lake 2 in July 2005 using a John Deer 9520 Tractor with two 18 cubic yard John Deer scrapers. It was completed in September, but due to the drought in 2006 it was not full until spring 2007. Since then, the covered boat dock, covered pavilion with sandy beach and starting dock have been completed as well.
Approximate layout of Lake 2
Approximate layout of Lake 2
View from east end of Lake 1 (7/2/05)
View from east end of Lake 1 (7/2/05)
Taking off the top soil layer  (7/2/05)
Taking off the top soil layer (7/2/05)
Filling the rear scraper (7/2/05)
Filling the rear scraper (7/2/05)
John Deere 9520 Tractor and JD 8512C Scrapers (7/2/05)
John Deere 9520 Tractor and JD 8512C Scrapers (7/2/05)
View from W. end of Lake (7/16/05)
View from W. end of Lake (7/16/05)
Water in lake from rain (7/16/05)
Water in lake from rain (7/16/05)
Finishing up W. end of lake -  working on a 600' section (7/24/05)
Finishing up W. end of lake - working on a 600' section (7/24/05)
View from W. end of lake - Depth is about 12'(7/24/05)
View from W. end of lake - Depth is about 12'(7/24/05)
Water in lake appears to be seepage from below (7/24/05)
Water in lake appears to be seepage from below (7/24/05)
End of second section of the lake being  dug (7/30/05)
End of second section of the lake being dug (7/30/05)
Carol on 4-wheeler at the bottom of lake in front of the barn (7/30/05)
Carol on 4-wheeler at the bottom of lake in front of the barn (7/30/05)
The boat cove is almost done (8/14/05)
The boat cove is almost done (8/14/05)
The tractor parked by the cove (8/14/05)
The tractor parked by the cove (8/14/05)
Lake is filling up too soon (west end)  (8/14/05)
Lake is filling up too soon (west end) (8/14/05)
Scrapers are getting broken in (8/14/05)
Scrapers are getting broken in (8/14/05)
Cab of the tractor (8/14/05)
Cab of the tractor (8/14/05)
View of scrapers from tractor (8/14/05)
View of scrapers from tractor (8/14/05)
Working on the cove (8/14/05)
Working on the cove (8/14/05)
Smoothing out the boat ramp in the cove (8/14/05)
Smoothing out the boat ramp in the cove (8/14/05)
Working on Section 3 (8/2105)
Working on Section 3 (8/2105)
The new boat ramp
The new boat ramp
View from the middle of the lake to the east (Note anchors for slalom course)
View from the middle of the lake to the east (Note anchors for slalom course)
Carol at the east end of the lake
Carol at the east end of the lake
The turnaround on the east end
The turnaround on the east end
View from the north shore to the east
View from the north shore to the east
Sunset lake filled up in Spring 2008
Sunset lake filled up in Spring 2008