Thanks for the picture, Theo. How deep does the water get over the drain before it hits the emergency spillway? Is the water ever deep in the spillway?
JHFV, I think I'll try the seine net idea. So far I've not seen any trash floating, so maybe it won't clog too fast.
Another thing I've been thinking about is making a diversion channel for the inlet waterway closest to the outlet, so that I get less water coming into the pond during floods. I'd guess that a really big rain would change all the water several times over, maybe losing pond organisms, nutrients, etc?
Also, that "USDA Ponds-planning, design, construction" book has me worrying about inlet erosion silting it in. Apparently this kind of pond is vulnerable to digging inlet channels back from where the waterways joins the sloped edge. I've seen some of that already, and have dumped gravel in the places that washed so far. They recommend culverts that extend out past the edge. Has anyone here gone that route?
The fish truck was here yesterday, and I bought some 6-8" CC, 3-4" HBG, and more fatheads. Also put in 25 3-4" LMB, which don't look big enough to bother the little fish I stocked initially.
Thanks for all the welcomes.
