Originally Posted By: zander
What would be a good bank slope if water level varies some years?


3:1 is the steepest that I'd make it. 4:1 or 5:1 is even better. If the water level drops, you still want to be able to walk to the water's edge, or mow that area without worrying about sliding into the pond.

Originally Posted By: zander

For my narrow end, what would be good shallow depth that wouldn't promote weed growth and help fish that like shallow areas. I'm thinking it would extend maybe 50 feet into pond then increase in depth. Am saying that without any research though.


That all depends on the water clarity in the pond. If sunlight can get to the bottom (no matter what depth) then weeds will grow. If you can keep the clarity 18"-24" then a 36" depth would work fine.

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