First off, Congratulations! I am always impressed to see someone shape land into a dream. Great slide show. Wow you have some beautiful woods in your area.
Thanks JHAP. But before I leave this thread, I want to ask you guys a couple more questions. I've been trying to figure out what to do to reduce erosion. Since the pond is in a ravine, runoff comes down the hills pretty quick and takes some of the pond banks with it as it enters the pond. There are three main areas that entering water is eroding the sides. Today, tropical storm Hannah came through and deposited two inches of rain, which translated to about 12 inches in the pond (Along with a good bit of sand/silt from the sides).
It's not a problem in the short term, but after a few dozen tropical storms my pond will be half the size and depth that it currently is.
What methods have you seen to berm, or channel runoff to one specific inlet and then protect that inlet from erosion? Has anyone ever tried a pond liner under gravel at the inlet? How about sediment pools?
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