Pond Boss Forums POND CONSTRUCTION Building a dam New Pond question on Siphon system

Siphon would work well for this, or you can have the pond constructed with a standpipe you can remove to allow water levels to drop to your design then replace. Or, during construction you could create a bottom drain and install a gate or ball valve on the backside of the dam to allow for draining. I've used a siphon and bottom drain effectively on my ponds - both work fine, but the bottom drain is a quick turn of the valve whereas I have to set up and reconstruct the siphon on every use. A permanent siphon would eliminate this step, obviously. Hope this helps.