Originally Posted By: DKFarms
I am starting to experience what I hear is a fairly common problem. I am getting bank erosion on the prevailing wind side of my 1 acre pond. I tried hard from the beginning to make the bermuda grow down the sides to the water and I thought I had done a fairly good job but after 5 years, the little waves have worked their way behind the grass, destroying the sloped side, and now the bank is collapsing. I know it's a stretch but is there an inexpensive but aesthetically pleasing fix that anyone has used successfully? I don't particularly want to do old electric poles, cinder blocks, or sandbags if I can help it. I would be willing to spend a little money on a commercial erosion control product if I could install it myself and it didn't take away from the ambiance of the pond.
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My post on Emats may help.

http://www.pondboss.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Main=13172&Number=154903#Post154903


I found erosion mat by contacting someone who worked for the Nebraska Dept of Roads - they use a lot of it in order to protect exposed slopes following bridge/road construction. One can cut the strips as narrow as one needs - just staple it in place.

I personally think rock or riprap would provide a better solution and would also have the benefit of serving as habitat for YOY fish invertibrates and crayfish - but can get expensive in a hurry.

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

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