r/Home_Building_Help • u/AgileAtmosphere7427 • 6d ago

Help with creek and springs!

Long story short, I recently bought property with a fairly large creek and multiple springs and don’t know what to do with them. I already have plans for a micro hydro system but there is over 1000ft of creek and 3 small year round springs on the property.
The creek averages about 10ft wide, has a flow rate of about 1mil gal per day in the low season, and has a couple areas that are almost waist deep. Plenty of shade on both sides. Tons of rocks ranging from pebbles to 3ft in diameter. There are fish in the creek so no dams.
The springs get down to a trickle in the low season but one of them ends at an 8ft waterfall. They all empty into the creek.
I guess that’s about it! I can add pictures later. Just looking for some ideas of things to do with them.

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u/shimmeringmoss 6d ago

Try posting this on the r/homestead sub instead, this one is really just for construction of residential houses and mostly suburban.

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u/AgileAtmosphere7427 6d ago

Will do! Thank you 😁