Been looking for a chance to jump in on these forums, and here it is.
We have three small ponds, two are side-by-side. The front and middle ponds share a dam and there's about 35 feet between them at the water lines. The front pond is elevated roughly 12 feet above the middle pond. The front pond is a little over 1/2 acre, and the middle one is almost 1-1/2 acres. The middle one is fed by a creek, and, in heavy rains, the front one drains into the middle one.
When we bought the property 8 years ago, the front pond had been neglected for many years and had lots of small, under-fed LMB in it.
The previous owner built the middle pond a couple of years prior with the intention of moving the LMB to it. We have moved lots of the LMB to the middle pond, and now just use the front pond as our "nursery".
We enjoy having the ponds so close to each other. I might add - both are entirely different when it comes to algae, plants, water quality, etc.
We also have a little 1/2 acre pond at the very back of the property.
My husband and I bought this property in northeast Texas to have an out-of-the-way place to go and relax on weekends, away from Dallas and work. Ha! We spend every weekend working on this property. It has become an obsession.
Warning! I'm attempting to post photos as I submit this. However, if they don't come through, I'll keep trying.
Side-by-Side
Front Pond
Middle Pond
Back Pond
