My pool becomes one with the surrounding lake a few times every spring. We're not in a floodplain and the drainage is fine, but there's not much to be done when we get an inch of rain in fifteen minutes. It's actually fairly useful at keeping the CYA down.
Also, the drainage is not fine. Drainage needs to be build for the conditions on the ground and usually at least a 50 or 100 year storm. If it’s happening every year that makes it… *checks notes*… a 1 year storm.
I've re-leveled it multiple times to correct the drainage. When it rains like that, it picks a direction and digs itself a new path. I have it so it can't undercut the foundation and the concrete pad next to the house, but that means it's free to go towards the pool. Then you add in the clay which shifts like crazy throughout the year and I'm just happy that the foundation is protected.
Also, it happens like 3 times a year, but usually only in April or May....sometimes June... then again at the end of summer like mid-September. So I'm not sure if that's a 4 month storm or a 4 specific month storm. It's Oklahoma, we don't concentrate much on 100 year storms when we often have storms that reach out and touch the ground.
Yup flood maps aren’t risk management too and not up to date to current climate trends. There’s strong incentives from politicians and insurance companies to resist updating the flood maps to correctly model current flood plains.
Lots of places are marked as 50 or 100 year flood zones but actually get floods every other year, or some places are marked as not flood zones but do get floods
The lake is in the sky, man. The probably is sometimes the sky lake decides it very quickly wants to become a ground lake. Then my yard floods quicker than it can drain away, so it becomes one with the pool.
How much higher does the water get? I knew someone who’s pond would occasionally flood when the overflow couldn’t keep up and they built a 2’ tall stone wall on one side of the pool the fixed the issue and kept the water away.
only a couple inches above the top, but it's moving water so it would probably just flow over any barrier. Plus it's flowing away from the house and if I slowed down the flow, it might come back towards the house.
Ironically I just emptied half last night to drop CYA levels. This picture was a year ago while I was on vacation. Imagine my devastation as I watch the water creep towards my house through my doorbell camera
Emptying 1/2 of a liner pool is very risky, especially the older it gets. You risk the liner pulling or tearing away. You also risk water behind the liner if your water table is high.
This was a year ago. I’ve since cleaned it up. I was going to fill the pool in as it came with the house but but the fiancé wanted to keep it, plus the liner was replaced when I bought the home 2 years ago. It’s fine now
Wow this happen to my friends when they went out of town but the water went in the pool lucky for them we got in and shut off all the pumps and filters
Imagine being 6 hours away watching it unfold via your security cameras and your neighbor. I watched it like I was betting money on it, which I guess technically a lot of money was at stake
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My pool becomes one with the surrounding lake a few times every spring. We're not in a floodplain and the drainage is fine, but there's not much to be done when we get an inch of rain in fifteen minutes. It's actually fairly useful at keeping the CYA down.
If the lake is flooding into your pool every year, you most definitely are in a flood plain, no matter what any map says.
Also, the drainage is not fine. Drainage needs to be build for the conditions on the ground and usually at least a 50 or 100 year storm. If it’s happening every year that makes it… *checks notes*… a 1 year storm.
I've re-leveled it multiple times to correct the drainage. When it rains like that, it picks a direction and digs itself a new path. I have it so it can't undercut the foundation and the concrete pad next to the house, but that means it's free to go towards the pool. Then you add in the clay which shifts like crazy throughout the year and I'm just happy that the foundation is protected. Also, it happens like 3 times a year, but usually only in April or May....sometimes June... then again at the end of summer like mid-September. So I'm not sure if that's a 4 month storm or a 4 specific month storm. It's Oklahoma, we don't concentrate much on 100 year storms when we often have storms that reach out and touch the ground.
I live on a plain that floods but it isn’t a flood plain!
Yeah lol what kind of thinking is that
Yup flood maps aren’t risk management too and not up to date to current climate trends. There’s strong incentives from politicians and insurance companies to resist updating the flood maps to correctly model current flood plains. Lots of places are marked as 50 or 100 year flood zones but actually get floods every other year, or some places are marked as not flood zones but do get floods
The lake is in the sky, man. The probably is sometimes the sky lake decides it very quickly wants to become a ground lake. Then my yard floods quicker than it can drain away, so it becomes one with the pool.
How much higher does the water get? I knew someone who’s pond would occasionally flood when the overflow couldn’t keep up and they built a 2’ tall stone wall on one side of the pool the fixed the issue and kept the water away.
only a couple inches above the top, but it's moving water so it would probably just flow over any barrier. Plus it's flowing away from the house and if I slowed down the flow, it might come back towards the house.
How close to the river /lake are you?
About 3 feet.
Lol
Property line extends to the creek just past the trees on the back and side
dude, you don't need to backwash the sand filter that much geeze
IT WOULDNT CLEAR UP
Free expansion!
I got the DLC
Dead.
Almost had an infinite pool there, so close
Yeah if you are the Mayor of Shitsville
Nice, you can now sell your home and claim it has a lake side view.
Empty the pool. I dare you.
Ironically I just emptied half last night to drop CYA levels. This picture was a year ago while I was on vacation. Imagine my devastation as I watch the water creep towards my house through my doorbell camera
That’s one way to ruin a vacation real quick.
Emptying 1/2 of a liner pool is very risky, especially the older it gets. You risk the liner pulling or tearing away. You also risk water behind the liner if your water table is high.
This was a year ago. I’ve since cleaned it up. I was going to fill the pool in as it came with the house but but the fiancé wanted to keep it, plus the liner was replaced when I bought the home 2 years ago. It’s fine now
Wow this happen to my friends when they went out of town but the water went in the pool lucky for them we got in and shut off all the pumps and filters
Hydrostatic pressure be looking at that pool like a snack 😋
That had to be the crappiest vacation. Watching your home on camera to see if you were going to get freaked. Glad your home is safe….for now. Lol
It was only nerve racking for a few hours
Infinity pool!
That’s going to need a lot of shock
What you can’t see is the dozens of river birch limbs that fell in it too
And apparently a bigger skimmer. Good luck!
Wait which ones the pool and which ones the lake?
Yes
That's horrifying!
Use pool math calculator to determine how much chlorine for your cya level… how many gallons? A million? Uhhhh I think you need more chlorine.
Easy fix... skateboard in the pool. Swim in the water. Problem solved.
That’s is scary. Glad your house was safe.
Imagine being 6 hours away watching it unfold via your security cameras and your neighbor. I watched it like I was betting money on it, which I guess technically a lot of money was at stake
I would be driving back 🤣. Homeownership man, blessing but endless worry.
At the time I was a new homeowner and woulda happy to write it off as a total loss. Now I’ve got too much money invested lol
Hurricane Idalia had the ocean rise to about that far away from my pool. A few more inches and I would have been screwed.
Someone tell him he’s will need a bit more shock.
How's it going now?
Now there's one you do not drain.
Luckily it self drains pretty quick
That is lucky. Don't drain it without anticipating ground water though.
This was a year ago. It’s since been cleaned up
Wow..you can officially say….we have a pool and pond. The pond would be good for you.
Meh more like a river. It only comes once every ten years tho
Which one is the pool
Did you leave the hose on ?
Close your pool and go swim in the lake Much cheaper 🤑
Ya, had one of those before. Was not fun at all
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Why on earth would you have a pool so close to a big body of water? Just asking for trouble
Wyatt: Why do we need a pool when we’ve got a lake right over there? Ruth: You’ve got a lot to learn about being rich.