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Planning to build an 80x40ish foot pond near a small creek approx 15 feet wide. Soil level is about 4 feet higher than the creek's typical water line; should I be reasonably safe to build the pond edge 15 feet away from the creek? Flooding is very rarely an issue, and I plan to build the pond edge up another 3 feet on that side... Erosion has also been stable for the last 5 years with no significant ground lost.
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I believe height is more important than width (to an extent). You have to plan for 50 and 100 year rain events to prevent overflow into the pond.
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Ah, thanks! I've observed one of the 50 year events, and I should be fine there... Need to see how much of a KO punch one of the 100 year floods would pack. Long as it's a simple matter of cleaning up the mess and re-establishing a balanced ecosystem i'm not too worried about that one either. Just wanted to make sure the side wouldn't bust out one sunny day. Thanks for the info!
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