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Here one can see how high they have build the dam wall


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Looking back to page 1 of this thread it seems to happen regularly.. :-?


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Richprins wrote: Tue Feb 19, 2019 8:21 am Looking back to page 1 of this thread it seems to happen regularly.. :-?
Agree but i think this time it was flooded the most :shock:


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The water is always almost licking the "legs" of the hide :yes:


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Lisbeth wrote: Tue Feb 19, 2019 8:26 am The water is always almost licking the "legs" of the hide :yes:
But this time it pushed up to underneath the beds inside the hide :shock:


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I know! RP said that it seems to happen often, which is understandable because of its position, almost in the water \O


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Here you can see the spillway at the bottom left:

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That was a dry moment :shock:

With a bit of imagination, this pic shows how close the hide is to the water. It was taken before the last rains.
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I suppose one can't build the hide too far away from the water, otherwise there is no point! ..0..

So that is why everything is on stilts! \O


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And then in dry months it's too far away from the water O**


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