re: Draining a Private Lake

Don’t cut your levee. Do no harm. Don’t cut the levee. Make a sump in the pond close to the bayou with whatever equipment you have.

Fashion a siphon with PVC or hose. You may need a primer pump to inject water to get it starter.


Rule of siphon : exit lower than entry. Or discharge lower than suction.


Or get a pump.


Don’t cut the levee. It won’t patch as well as it is now. You will have a weak link. Don’t cut the levee.