Repair and stabilization of eroded pond slopes, embankments and channels using grading, soil stabilization, vegetation or riprap.
Hill Country storms over Spicewood tend to arrive hard and fast off the lake, dumping an inch or two in under an hour onto ground that is mostly thin soil over granite and limestone. That kind of rain does not soak in, it runs, and it runs straight into the nearest detention pond carrying whatever topsoil it picked up along the way. Corral Bros handles detention pond erosion repair for properties across Spicewood, from Barton Creek Lakeside down through Briarcliff and the Spicewood Trails corridor.
On rocky Hill Country lots, the basin usually shows the damage before anyone reads a maintenance log. We find forebays choked with sediment because there was nowhere else for the runoff to drop its load, slopes scoured bare where water found a shortcut over rock instead of soil, and volunteer cedar or mesquite taking root in an embankment that was supposed to stay mowed and stable. Outlet structures on these remote acreage sites get buried under gravel and brush between inspections, which slows drawdown and keeps water sitting longer than the pond was designed to hold it.
Working with us on this starts with a walk of the pond, not a sales pitch. We look at the slopes, the channel, the outfall, and tell you plainly what is failing and why, whether that is a grading problem, a bare-soil problem, or both. From there we regrade and stabilize the ground, repair the channel and outfall, and get riprap, matting or seed down so the next storm has something to hold onto instead of something to carry off.
We're a local, family-built company that treats your Spicewood property like our own, tidy crews, clear pricing, and detention pond erosion repair that holds up to Burnet County conditions. Available as a one-time project or part of an ongoing plan.
We schedule a free on-site walk, usually within 48 hours of your call, and look at the slopes, embankment, channel and outlet together. You will get a straightforward read on what is eroding, why, and what it will take to fix it, before any work is scheduled or any cost is discussed.
It depends on the pond's age, slope and how hard the last few storm seasons hit it, but most Spicewood properties on granite or limestone ground need some repair every few years. A sudden heavy rain event, a silted-up forebay, or bare patches spreading on the embankment are usually what triggers the call.
We plan the work around your property's schedule and keep equipment and crews clear of parking areas, walkways and common spaces wherever the site allows it. For apartment, retail and HOA properties we coordinate timing with the property manager or board so the work does not collide with move-ins, events or peak traffic.
Thin soil over granite and limestone does not absorb runoff the way deeper soil does, so water moves fast and erosion tends to concentrate wherever the rock forces a shortcut. That usually means we are matching stabilization and riprap placement to bare rock edges and channel bends rather than spreading it evenly across the slope.
The size of the pond, how much regrading the slopes need, how far the sediment has spread into the forebay or channel, and whether the outlet structure itself needs repair all factor in. A pond with scattered bare spots costs less to fix than one with a collapsed embankment section or a buried outfall, so the site walk is what tells us where your project lands.
Free, no-pressure estimate from a local crew. Call (737) 404-9343 or request a quote online.
