Lake limestone, lot build up.

[takarge]

Recently my dad, brother and I bought a one acre lot on lake limestone. We're gonna build a bulkhead. I was thinking of building it out of railroad ties. What are yall thoughts On this? Btw I have about an endless supply on ties. I will get pics of lot posted shortly and start showing the build up.

[bwssr]

BETTER CHECK..CORP OF ENGINNEERS WATER?....the tar/creosote may be an issue

[treestand]

Just curious, you live in Conroe yet you buy on Lake Limestone. What's wrong with Conroe? Price, crowds, fishing???

[npe001]

Just curious, you live in Conroe yet you buy on Lake Limestone. What's wrong with Conroe? Price, crowds, fishing???

Lake Limestone is a slower pace, that's why my family bought there. You can actually get away, at least for now anyways.

[tbeak]

the USACE will have requirements for bulkheads under nationwide 13. if you excavate below the OHWM then these rule apply, as well as if you place fill behind your bulkhead that is below the OHWM.

On a side note if the piles are hammered/ pneumatically driven then they are not considered fill and are not accounted for as an impact.

As for the railroad tie, this could be a contamination issue and you will need to check with the USACE or governing authority on lake limestone. I think maybe the Brazos River Authority?

[takarge]

Yah I just realized that I can't use the ties because of the creosote. Yes it is much quieter and slower paced, Conroe is full of ungrateful people who trash just about any place they can set up to party! The land is getting OVER priced and it's not what it used to be when my dad was a kid. The city has grown up so much that it's not even enjoyable anymore! Just about every joe blow who has money can buy a boat and go out there driving worse on the water than they do on the roads. The land we bought on limestone is next to family land that has been in our family since 1980, in a quite cove and amazing catfishing and white bass fishing! I'm on the market for a boat now so that I can find all of the honey holes for the black bass. I grew up there so it will be nice to have my kids play in the same water and land I used to.

[npe001]

Yah I just realized that I can't use the ties because of the creosote. Yes it is much quieter and slower paced, Conroe is full of ungrateful people who trash just about any place they can set up to party! The land is getting OVER priced and it's not what it used to be when my dad was a kid. The city has grown up so much that it's not even enjoyable anymore! Just about every joe blow who has money can buy a boat and go out there driving worse on the water than they do on the roads. The land we bought on limestone is next to family land that has been in our family since 1980, in a quite cove and amazing catfishing and white bass fishing! I'm on the market for a boat now so that I can find all of the honey holes for the black bass. I grew up there so it will be nice to have my kids play in the same water and land I used to.

We have a lot on the West side right under the Big power lines that run across the lake. Really nice place, but being a PP lake. We lose water if we haven't had rain all summer. Crappie fishing is awesome up there as well.

[takarge]

Yes we're also on the west side of the lake. But more north than where your located at. Yah I remember a few years back the water was so low that you had to walk to it and it nothing but grass fields for as far as you could see. If that happens again this year which I doubt it with all of the rain then we would be in a perfect spot to build bulkhead.

[ramrod]

Might look into gabion type retaining walls with hog panels.