FWIW IMHO I don't think it's a matter of how far you are from the creek as much as what can you do to prevent cross contamination between your pond and the creek. By that I mean, during a high water event, you don't want fish from the pond exiting to the creek and you don't want fish from the creek entering your pond. IMO the best way to do that is a barrier. Assuming you pond level is not going to be dependent on watershed and rely solely on water table, I would just aesthetically build up the shore line, with some of the material being removed during building the pond, to well above flood grade. This could also prevent your perpetually full water table pond from being overflowed by the watershed,in the short term, during a "normal" rain event.

By the way, one downside to a gradual slope shore is that the sun can reach a larger portion of the pond bottom. This can promote vegetation growth.

Please do keep in mind I am not a pro. Just a water table pond owner offering my 2 cents.

Bill D.


Last edited by Bill D.; 11/22/15 09:31 PM. Reason: Clarification
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