Originally Posted By: ToddM
It's been a dry year here in WV also. One of the benefits of an undersized watershed is that when the monsoons do come, you are not going to have to worry about a breach as much as the guy with too big of watershed area.
Have you looked into a well?


I've thought about a well, but just can't justify the cost. Plus running the electric down to the well, plus the electric cost just running the pump. We had a pretty long dry spell. Three months with hardly a drop. I was down 2.5', it just didn't look that bad. The banks are all fairly steep around the pond, so there wasn't that much additional shoreline exposed, and there was still 12' water depth. It's back up now and looking better.
I guess for right now, I'll just stay on the "hopefully get some rain" plan.
Thx
Jeff

9 yr old pond, 1 ac, 15' deep.
RES, YP, GS, FHM (no longer), HBG (going away), SMB, and HSB (only one seen in 5 yrs) Restocked HSB (2020) Have seen one of these.
I think that's about all I should put in my little pond.
Otter attack in 2023