Got our pond renovations done and patched up the dams this spring. Seeded, added erosion control, wood duck boxes are set, fish structure is in, dock is framed...and we haven't had more than 1" of rain all spring! Starting to worry that we're not going to get enough to fill things up this year.
I have a spring fed creek about 250ft away from one pond. Don't know the flow, but it's about 15ft wide, 18" deep and flows pretty steady. Are there some old posts about the pros, cons, and possibilities of renting a trash pump or something and pumping some water in to get things started?
Not sure if this would be an exercise in futility or worthwhile. I'll worry about water rights, etc after I know whether this is even a good idea. Option two: learn rain dance. Thoughts?
