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800 acres of raw pine woods will be transformed into a recreational getaway.

 

 
Infrastructure & Lake

Near Newton, TX - Complete Infrastructure and Large Recreation Lake.

One of our favorite types of  project... Take 650 acres of raw pine timberland and transform it into a weekend getaway for 2 families. The agenda includes graveled ranch roads, utilities right of way, land clearing and brush removal and a large recreational lake. The finished recreational and fishing lake will be approximately 7 acres.

 
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Arrows point to the 650 acre tract

650 acre tract partially outlined in red.

The arrow points to the RV parking area. The lake will be placed in one of the hardwood erosion management areas which appear as taller trees.

Access road cut into the piney woods along with right of way for underground utilities.

Trails are cut through the thick brush to allow for exploration and future access

The trails allow us to narrow down the most suitable area for lake construction.

With over 4 miles of trails cut through the property, the owner can evaluate and explore in areas previously inaccessible.

Test holes are then dug in desirable areas to determine soil suitability.

Land clearing begins once the site for the recreational lake is determined.

An excavator speeds the process of clearing the larger trees.

Additional test holes are dug in the proposed lake area to make sure heavy clay soil is present.

Digging the core trench for the dam

The recreational lake begins to take shape.

The RV Basecamp. The property owner has moved his trailer in to this location and spends many weekends here as the lake construction progresses.

An aerial view of the future recreational lake site with about 3 acres cleared.

Building the large dam

More dam construction

Aerial view as the large recreational lake nears completion. Lake surface area is around 7 acres.

Aerial with earthen dam in foreground. Total cleared area is approx 28 acres.

Narrow trails are widened into ranch roads which will be graveled.

What was once a narrow trail is transformed into a 60' wide ranch road as the lake project nears completion.

The final grading of the road. Shoulders are shaped after topsoil is added and the area is seeded.

February 2010 - The large lake begins to fill from the winter rains.

February 2010 -- Final grading is done and the area needs to be seeded.

February 2010 -- Looking across the partially filled lake to the future homesite.

Aerial View January 2011

Aerial View January 2011

 
 
 

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