Catman' mentioned this on another thread.
We have had so much rain, and on a consistent basis, that we are sitting at full pool at mid July in the midwest. This is only the 3rd (or is it the 4th?) year since we hit full pool on a new pond, but we have always been down at least a foot + by July.
We're actually considered to be in a drought. Thunderstorms dropped about 1-1/2 inches of rain in the last week. This time of year, that results in about 3 - 4 inches of rise in the pond. From my viewpoint, we are just about normal, even though the weather prognosticators say no.
The interesting thing is that we got an inch of rain last Friday in a few hours, and my water is now the clearest it has ever been. I sometimes think I've done too good a job of cleaning the water inflow. I've got about 40 inches of visibility, which is very unusual for this time of year. I'm thinking I may have to fertilize.
And Scott -- that is a lot of water to pump each day. I'd be afraid to do that here. I'd be concerned about pumping my well dry.
Ken
