Pond Boss Forums POND CONSTRUCTION Selecting a site Info for runoff into pond

Both my ponds rely on runoff from rain for water. My first one was almost a comedy of errors in where I located it, but over time, I've been able to move some dirt around to really increase the amount of runoff it received. I went from about two inches of water increase for every inch of rain to over four times that amount. Now it's become a very nice pond that we really enjoy. My big pond was supposed to receive allot of runoff too, but I didn't realize how much water the trees soak up. I'm clearing some of my land and rerouting drainage to my lake, but with allot of acerage to catch water, I'm not getting what I thought I should.

Something I like to do is walk my land after a hard rain. Then I can see what the water is doing and where it's going. I've discovered a few areas that I needed to address and have figured out how to catch another five to seven acres with a few modifications to my roads and culverts.

Take a good look at the land around your pond and figure out if you are catching all the water you can when it rains. Then start thinking of what you might be able to do to catch more. Sometimes just taking out a little mound of dirt will give you acres of surface area to pull water from!!!

Eddie