Update. Haven't been by the pond for nine days. Water level had dropped 2" exactly. Also had .5" in the rain gauge during that time. (Had a small rain shower on Friday 9/16) So, 2.5" loss in nine days is .278" per day. My guess that's not too far off from evaporation rate. Still looking good, in my opinion. 40 miles south, they are getting lots of rain. We still ended up with good corn and bean harvests up here, so once our 5 month draught ended in June, my pond has been holding its own fairly well. Still down 19.75" from full, so some October/November storms will be welcome.
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
