Build a Disappearing Waterfall

If you are thinking about creating a Disappearing Waterfall (sometimes called a Pondless Waterfall) you should set-up a detail by detail plan; having a plan in place will help you to track your progress and build each stage of your waterfall in the proper order. Without a plan you may "obtain the cart prior to the horse" and also have to take apart some of your waterfall to complete a step which should have already been finished.

Constructing a Disappearing Waterfall can be an easy project for the do-it-yourselfer, also it can be completed in a weekend. With careful planning and an enjoyable weekend of work is likely to yard, you can have a beautiful water garden. It'll be the focal point of your yard, and a gathering place for relatives and buddies.

What you will need: A Disappearing Waterfall kit, shovel, river rock 2-3 inches in diameter, decorative rock � -1 � inches in diameter, landscaping stone, foliage and plants.

CASCADA DEL HERVIDERO  Disappearing Waterfall kit is an excellent way to get started. These kits contain almost everything you will need, like a pump, tubing, basin, colorful spillway, glue along with other products for construction. Naturally the rocks, stones and plants choices are left up to you; that way you need to use your imagination and make your Disappearing Waterfall unique.

Step 1 1: Dig a hole approximately how big is your basin. There must be a 4" space between your basin and sides of the hole and the top of the basin should be at walk out. Temporarily place the basin into the hole: check to make sure the basin is level with the ground and has the required 4" clearance on the sides. Remove the basin. (Use the excavated soil to partially build your waterfall mound.)

Step two 2: Cover underneath and sides of the hole having an EPMD pond liner and protective pad; take care not to puncture your EPMD pond liner. (Place the protective pad close to the dirt and lay the EPMD pond liner close to the protective pad.) How big is the pond liner and the protective pad depends on how big is the hole.

Step 3 3: Fill the hole about half full of water to help keep the pond liner set up.

Step 4: Place the basin into the hole; take care not to damage the pond liner.

Step 5: Place your submersible pump in to the basin. Connect the tubing and electrical source to the pump.

Step 6: Fill the space between the pond liner and basin with river rock that is 2-3 inches in diameter. Fill to within 2 � inches of the most notable of the hole. Fill the hole with water.

Step 7: Build your waterfall to the height and width you wish.

Step 8: Install the waterfall weir.

Step 9: Run the tubing from the basin to the most notable of the waterfall and connect it to the waterfall weir.

Step 10: Establish the road you want your waterfall to check out and cover the path having an EPMD pond liner and protective pad (underlayment). Place the pond liner and protective pad exactly as you did in step 2 2. Run the pond liner and pad completely from beneath the waterfall weir down to and overlap the basin by about 5 inches.

Step 11: It's time to decorate your waterfall with rocks and plants. Choose rocks that are common to your neighborhood and use the rocks to direct and control the flow of the water. (Flat rocks work especially well to slow the flow of the water and create the sound of running water.) Select hardy plants which are native to your area and suited for a waterfall. Make your waterfall look as natural as possible.