Pond Boss Forums GENERAL QUESTIONS Pond Boss pond vs. lake

Hello, and welcome to the forum, david (your secret, Pond Boss "Too Many Daves" name is "Shadrack").

Generally, the dividing line between pond and lake wrt size falls notably larger than 1.5 acres - sizes on the order of 10 or 30 acres are often given as the bottom cutoff for a lake.

However, you may find this handy rule-of-thumb useful: "If I own an acre-and-a-half BOW, it's a lake. If you own it, it's a pond."