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Originally Posted by HardDrive View Post
. Replacing a 4 mile long earthen dam is not going to be cheap!
dunno about that. Looks more like a 4 mile long earthen berm than a dam. ...holding a swamp a few feet higher until it becomes a lake.

Dump more dirt as needed. Ask the Dutch to consult, or beavers, if needed.
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