Hello Forum, new member here seeking help. The level of a spring fed pond nearest the farmhouse has started dropping while all the other 5 or 6 ponds on the property further from the house and the spring fed stream about 75' from the pond are all full and or flowing better than ever. So I'm looking for thoughts on why it might be happening as I have no solid leads. I'm completely at a loss. I will try to keep this posting as simple as possible so pls ask any clarifying questions needed though I'm not sure I can give much more detail. All the ponds are essentially spring fed with a white overflow pipe that goes to a stream. They all seem to be clay bottomed and the ground seems to be clay.

I'm in MD. Last year we had a terrible drought. All the crops died, but my spring, springhouse and the pond downstream that's now almost drained were all totally full all last summer. This year has been one of the wettest in memory yet my springhead that has been flowing for a couple hundred years has essentially dried up and the pond now has only 2' of what use to be 7' of water. The only thing I can think of is that an underground water line that was run up to a barn from behind the house could have disrupted water flow just under the surface as it is a bit uphill though still 100+ feet away from the springhead. There's no obvious animal holes and the spring has been fine and flowing for at least the past 6 decades (neighbor's memory). Can anyone give me ideas of what might be going on or what to look for or who might be a good person to call locally to take a look to see if they can figure out what happened?

Many thanks in advance!