Pond Boss Forums GENERAL QUESTIONS Muddy water Planting Grass for Filtering Water:

I have something similar that during heavy rains the water would carry dirt, sand and clay into the pond. This would not only turn my water color muddier but would overtime reduce the size of my pond by filling in an area with all of the dirt. So, I dug a hole about 15' deep and 30' long and 30' wide just above where the water entered the pond. Called it a sediment pond. It has reduced the amount of dirt being moved into my big pond and may help to reduce the dirty water. I have raised FHM's along with some cnbg and some GSH's in the sediment pond. They don't do all that well when the water is turbid in the sediment pond but I have grown out a few and add them to the pond.
It is working when it comes to reducing the dirt that did enter the pond because I have to dig it all out every other year because the sediment pond is full of dirt.