Need A Pump To Drain A Slough

sab316 · February 2, 2010

Well now that duck season is over I'm already starting to think about next year. I need to plant something to bring the ducks in to feed in my timber hole. Most everything I need to grow doesn't need standing water. That brings me to water pumps. Alot of the farmers and people that lease fields use pumps to get water into the fields I need to get the water OUT of my slough. I have a creek that connects to the river that borders our hunting land, so getting the water out of sight isn't a problem.

My question is does anyone know anything about water pumps? I know nothing about them. The slough is a fair size and is anywhere from knee to waist deep.

doverarjim · February 2, 2010

How many acres? We have a company here that pumps out hog farm ponds they have some 6 and 8 inch pumps that run off the tractor pto and will pump 500 to 1000 gallons per minute and they can either suck it and blow it out over a large area or can put it into pipe and send it how ever far away as you want them to. You would never get the water out with anything smaller than one of these units. I don't know how much it would cost but you could check around.

truckofwinandawesome · February 2, 2010

How many acres? We have a company here that pumps out hog farm ponds they have some 6 and 8 inch pumps that run off the tractor pto and will pump 500 to 1000 gallons per minute and they can either suck it and blow it out over a large area or can put it into pipe and send it how ever far away as you want them to. You would never get the water out with anything smaller than one of these units. I don't know how much it would cost but you could check around.

he'll probably want something quiet that won't scare the ducks away.

sab316 · February 2, 2010

Well I know I'd need a large pump to drain out the slough and its hard to say exactly how many acres it is because the slough is ever growing... When the river floods its creating a bowl shape and the slough is the low spot so I can't tell you exactly how many acres it is. It would probably be way to many to pump I'm just tossing around ideas I'll have to see about my acreage later.

And it won't scare away ducks because when I'll be planting food for them will be early fall so they wont' even be in season till November

Prokopchuk_9 · February 2, 2010

Well I know I'd need a large pump to drain out the slough and its hard to say exactly how many acres it is because the slough is ever growing... When the river floods its creating a bowl shape and the slough is the low spot so I can't tell you exactly how many acres it is. It would probably be way to many to pump I'm just tossing around ideas I'll have to see about my acreage later.

And it won't scare away ducks because when I'll be planting food for them will be early fall so they wont' even be in season till November

ive pumped out a swamp before. just used a wajax fire pump. like a 8 horse motor on it i think. pumping something away like that i would just go rent something man. it would take awhile but something like that would do the trick...

REV353 · February 2, 2010

We always used a cheap Chinese trash pump with a 5hp and either a 3 or 4" pipe, you will need to put a screen and weight on the pond side hose. Go to Ebay and type in trash pump, should be able to get one for $200 or so

d3athsong · February 2, 2010

You could either go with a cheap 2 or 3 inch trash pump, get one of those water cannons that run off a pto, or get a floating slough pump. The pto pump will be the fastest and most expensive. The slough pump will probably be the cheapest (used) but is a pain in the ass to wade out in hip waders every few hours to fill the fuel tank. The trash pump will be your middle ground. Depending on the size of the slough, it could take days to pump out, but you can add an external fuel tank, and you can just set it up and walk away, as long as you have your hose set up properly.

hockeypro1411 · February 2, 2010

Well now that duck season is over I'm already starting to think about next year. I need to plant something to bring the ducks in to feed in my timber hole. Most everything I need to grow doesn't need standing water. That brings me to water pumps. Alot of the farmers and people that lease fields use pumps to get water into the fields I need to get the water OUT of my slough. I have a creek that connects to the river that borders our hunting land, so getting the water out of sight isn't a problem.

My question is does anyone know anything about water pumps? I know nothing about them. The slough is a fair size and is anywhere from knee to waist deep.

Please tell me I'm not the only one who laughed at that...

sab316 · February 2, 2010

Well now that duck season is over I'm already starting to think about next year. I need to plant something to bring the ducks in to feed in my timber hole. Most everything I need to grow doesn't need standing water. That brings me to water pumps. Alot of the farmers and people that lease fields use pumps to get water into the fields I need to get the water OUT of my slough. I have a creek that connects to the river that borders our hunting land, so getting the water out of sight isn't a problem.

My question is does anyone know anything about water pumps? I know nothing about them. The slough is a fair size and is anywhere from knee to waist deep.

Please tell me I'm not the only one who laughed at that...

Hahaha I'm not seeing what's so funny about that??

I'm looking at trash pumps that are running about $250 or so... they are around 220 GPM

Well here is a picture of the slough from google earth... It was taken 3 years ago but you get a idea of the size... Granted I dont' know how much will drain and what the low/high spots are so the entire slough may not drain...

The yellow is our land (roughly 80 acres)

The blue is the entire slough in the site.. it could be holding different depths of water throughout it

The red is the area I'm planning on trying to get dry and plant...

d3athsong · February 3, 2010

I'm looking at trash pumps that are running about $250 or so... they are around 220 GPM

That would most definately do the job for you. Just wondering what you are getting for that $250 though. I know we get screwed on price on everything north of the border, but here something like that would run $700 or $800.

sab316 · February 3, 2010

Yeah thats what I was thinking too... Like they say... You get what you pay for.... What are some good brands of pumps?

Coalbunny · February 3, 2010

Well now that duck season is over I'm already starting to think about next year. I need to plant something to bring the ducks in to feed in my timber hole. Most everything I need to grow doesn't need standing water. That brings me to water pumps. Alot of the farmers and people that lease fields use pumps to get water into the fields I need to get the water OUT of my slough. I have a creek that connects to the river that borders our hunting land, so getting the water out of sight isn't a problem.

My question is does anyone know anything about water pumps? I know nothing about them. The slough is a fair size and is anywhere from knee to waist deep.

Contact Keene Engineering and ask them.

limpalong · February 3, 2010

Does the slough always have water in it? Can you even pump it dry? That close to the creek, you could have high ground water and, simply, end up recirculating the creek water. You may want to find a hydrologist in the area who could cofirm where the source water for the slough comes from.

Aren't there some aquatic plants that could be introduced to the slough without pumping it out? I know things like duckweed (lemna minor) will take off and grow on water. However, some of these will end up covering a pond/body of water. Call your State Forestry, Fish & Game Department. See what they recommend for an attractive habitat for migratory waterfowl.

sab316 · February 3, 2010

Well the creek connects to the river... It's not really a flowing creek it's water comes from the river. So pumping it into there just puts it back into the river. And it used to only hold water when the river flooded and then the water would be gone awhile later. That's how we got a dozer to push out the hole cause it would dry up. But when we created the hole we pumped water into it for season and now it holds water year round...

And yeah there things that grow in water that ducks eat like duck weed, duck potato, and coontail moss but these are EXTREMELY invasive and are a last resort option. I'd love to be able to drain it and plant millit or soy beans or something that won't take the place over.

d3athsong · February 3, 2010

Well, im not really sure what is the best to buy. We have been running a 2 inch kubota water pump for over 10 years pumping all of the water we use for spraying, which is alot. It is kind of slow though, taking around 15 minutes to fill 800 Canadian gallons. We are looking at upgrading to a 3 inch trash pump though. Our local ag supplier has honda's, and people that have them seem to like them alot. Come to think of it, they do have some $300 no name pumps that they refer to as throw aways. If if it isn't going to get a lot of use, a cheap pump may do the job for you. If you think it might get alot of use in the future as well, I'd go with a kubota or honda or more reputable brand.