An acre is 43,560 square feet. One acre of water, one inch deep, is 27,000 gallons. So, figure the # of gallons your well can produce.

If we use Scott's(Esshup) 28gpm well as an example, he can pump 40,320 gallons if the well runs 24/7. Costs per kilowatt vary regionally but trying to keep up with leaks, evaporation, trees sucking water, etc. can get pricey.

Trees? According to Lusk in Perfect Pond...Want one? a Texas Tech study shows that a willow tree with a 30 ft canopy will transpire 400 gallons per day.

So, calculate the size of your pond, and look at your weekly water loss. Then figure out the gpm of your well ON AN ONGOING BASIS to figure out just how much water per day you really have a available in a 24 hr period. Calculate the cost to produce the water. Calculate the cost of the butt kicking you'll get if the well runs dry while your dearly beloved is taking a shower.

It may just be cheaper to drain and fix the dam or try to alter the runoff area.

It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.

Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.

Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP Grandpa