Wonderful rainfall in East Texas has our pond up about 5 feet over the past month and we have 4-6 more inches on the way that should translate into another 3-4 feet. Just 2 weeks ago the pond was very muddy and similar to what our other new ponds looked like when they were filling. This new pond however has turned clear with a slight tea colored tint to it very rapidly. If I take a clump of clay and throw it into the water, it sinks and clears very quickly. Our last pond took tons of lime and months to clear. It has been great to see the water clear on its own after only 2 weeks. I recall that the muddy water is caused by suspended clay particles(positive/negative charges) I am guessing maybe a different PH in this pond as a result of decaying leaves from the pond upstream of this one? Any logical explanation? First photo is from roughly 2 weeks ago after a 2 foot jump in level - second photo is from this weekend after last weeks rain added another 3 feet.


Last edited by Captain1; 03/19/12 12:50 PM.
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