We’ve had plenty of rainfall here this winter. Some areas are wetter than others which we discovered our first winter here. We had a backyard lake for several months, complete with a pair of ducks. We’ve since remedied it with engineering, trenches and a pump. (Our waters flow out of the area and don’t impact our neighbors.) This area, above, is downstream from us. The high water table combines with runoff. Sometimes only the far side of the road ponds. Other years, like this one, there’s water anywhere that’s low. Knowing the terrain I can’t imagine there are ready solutions to the flooding.
There appear to be plans to develop these lots. The boxes you see here are utility vaults and a nicely paved road fronts them. We’ve seen a “for sale” sign at times; however, we’ve only noticed it during the drier months.
A home is going in now. It’s on a slightly elevated pad and set as far away from the water as possible. It’s got a gorgeous view of the mountains. Seasonally a cynic could call it a lakefront property.
A lot of ducks call the pond across the street home. Most were out of camera range the day I took this shot but there are dozens and dozens of them.
And with a private lake at that! 🙂
I wonder if the house will be hard to sell because of the seasonal “lake.”
If only we could spread all that water to other areas in need of it. I agree with EG that that house might sit on the market for a long time; at least until the waters recede and Noah gets the dove back!
That’s our house! We have always wanted not only a mountain view but also a lake view, and now we have one. Right outside our front door.
We don’t plan on selling, it’s our retirement home, so we’ll just enjoy the views and buy ourselves a canoe :).
Oh and P.S. the county has declared all building sites to the West of ours as “unbuildable wetlands”. Not sure what those who have purchased those lots will do now, but they won’t be building on them.
Building on those lands would be a problem. We had a portion of the property that would tend to be lower, and would get a few puddles and such during the spring before the water could be absorbed into the ground.
Good thing they won’t let people build on land like that – it is trouble just waiting to happen. Great pix of the ducks.
Mike (above) has a good attitude about his watery lot. I hope the cheerfulness survives a few good rainstorms.
Down here in Naples, we had drenching rains about ten days ago, and every lake, pond or other watercourse is full to the brim. In fact, the Army Corps of Engineers is releasing tons of water from Lake Okeechobee to relieve pressure on the dike walls, and it is bringing nasty fertilizer-laden water into the gulf. It is a losing proposition, whichever decision the Corps had made.