Vegetation clearing, debris removal, grading and erosion correction that keep a detention pond's emergency spillway clear and functional.
Property managers and HOA boards around Spicewood usually call us about an emergency spillway after a hard rain has already moved through it, not before. By the time the call comes in, someone has walked the detention pond at Barton Creek Lakeside or Briarcliff and found standing water that will not drain, a channel packed with cedar and brush, or a chunk of the embankment that washed into the spillway itself.
The ground here does not make this easy. Thin soil sitting on granite and limestone sheds water fast instead of absorbing it, so a short, intense storm off the ridges can push more debris and silt into a basin than a whole season of slow rain would in flatter country. We see slow drawdown from a silted forebay, bare slopes where runoff has stripped the cover, volunteer cedar and oak taking root on an embankment where roots have no business being, and outlets plugged with rock and brush carried down from above the pond.
Working with Corral Bros on this scope means one site walk, one clear picture of what the spillway needs, and a crew that clears, grades, and corrects erosion without turning it into a months-long production. We coordinate around gate codes, lake access roads, and whatever schedule works for residents or tenants, whether the property is a managed community or a stretch of ranch acreage. The estimate is free, usually scheduled within 48 hours, and there is no pressure to book past that walk.
We're a local, family-built company that treats your Spicewood property like our own, tidy crews, clear pricing, and emergency spillway maintenance that holds up to Burnet County conditions. Available as a one-time project or part of an ongoing plan.
We walk the spillway and the embankment with whoever manages the property, usually within 48 hours of the call. We check the channel, the outlet, and the slopes above it, and we point out what we find before any work starts. Because a lot of these lots sit on granite outcrops and steep access roads, we look at equipment access during that same walk so there are no surprises on the work day. The estimate is free and there is no obligation to book it.
It depends on tree cover and how the last few storms treated the slope, but most Spicewood basins need a real look at least once a year. A big runoff event off the granite ridges can silt in a forebay or knock loose rock into the channel in a single storm, which moves up the schedule. Boards that wait for a visible problem usually end up paying for erosion repair instead of routine clearing.
We schedule around the property's quiet hours and coordinate with the manager or board contact on where trucks and equipment can stage. Most spillways sit away from units and parking, so the work rarely interrupts daily traffic. If a gate code, lake access road, or shared driveway is involved, we get that sorted before the crew shows up, not on the day of.
Yes. Thin soil over limestone and granite does not hold a slope the way deeper clay soils do, so bare spots erode fast once vegetation is stripped by runoff or deer traffic. Rain here tends to come in short, hard bursts off the hill country terrain rather than slow soaking storms, so spillways can see a heavy pulse of water and debris all at once. We grade and stabilize with that pattern in mind, not a generic wet-climate approach.
Size of the spillway and how much vegetation and silt have built up are the biggest factors, followed by how hard the site is to reach. A remote ranch property off a gravel road or a basin tucked against a rock outcrop takes more time to access than one near a paved lot. Erosion correction and regrading add to the scope if the channel has already started to cut or shift. We price all of that during the on-site walk, not over the phone.
Free, no-pressure estimate from a local crew. Call (737) 404-9343 or request a quote online.
