Pond Boss Forums POND CONSTRUCTION Renovating a Pond or Lake? Can we make it deeper, Dad?

If it was feasible, I'd pump the pond down some, maybe removing 25% of the water, dig out the accumulated sediment in the areas that are above the reduced water level, and add to the riser. If the dam is supposed to be 2' higher, could that be raised as well, and the emergency spillway raised at the same time? That should take care of the immediate sediment problem. I would dig as deep as feasible providing there isn't sand under the pond bottom.

I would look into constructing silt settlment ponds where the water enters the pond. It'd be easier to clean out the smaller settlment ponds on an annual or bi-annual basis than having to try and clean out the large pond.