Well before the rain came i got 40 cinder blocks stacked at various depths and orientations.

Then it rained 7 inches in 48 hrs.

That amount of water filled the pond in the first 8 hours, and started sending water over the emergency overflow in a major way for more than a day. I had grass established but not nearly enough and i lost a lot of dirt. I brought in more dirt, doubled the width of the overflow and did the whole thing with sod and staples.

Now the water level is correct and draining down the pipe overflow like it should be. Time to start making calls for fat heads!!!