I have a 45 year old pond that I want to renovate and I am looking for advise.

The pond is fed by a runoff stream that over the years has passed around the pond. The pond is located in a high water table and is still holding water (but very low) even in the drought we are currently in and no stream inlet.

I am going to start with cleaning all the trees located around the pond and dead limbs in the pond.

I want to re-direct the runoff stream back in the pond, but my concern is making sure the new spillway will hold up to the heavey rain runoff. I have seen the runoff strean 5 feet or so wide and two foot deep on a good rain.

Any ideas on spillway rebuilding? I don't really have alot of clay to dig up and use. Any advice is greatly appreciated.