Pond Boss Forums GENERAL QUESTIONS Water chemistry thermocline-- U pick-it - Year of temps

Update on 7-4-06 on pond 2 (16A) visa 24 inches and brown down from 14 inches and green. Water down 4 inches from full in last mth. Cloudy yesterday afternoon and today no rain in last 10 days.

sur 80
1ft 80
2ft 79/80
3ft 79
4ft 79
5ft 79
6ft 79
7ft 78/79
8ft 77/76
9ft 74
10ft 70
11ft 67
12ft 64
13ft 63/64
14ft 61/62
15ft 60
16ft 58/59
17ft 57
18ft 56
btm. 55/56

Update on 8-5-06 on pond 2 (16A) visa 18 inches and green down from 24 inches and green. Water down 8 inches from full in june. No major rain in last 15 days.

sur 83
1ft 83/4
2ft 83
3ft 83
4ft 82/3
5ft 82
6ft 81
7ft 78/9
8ft 77/6
9ft 75/4
10ft 72/1
11ft 70/69
12ft 67/6
13ft 66
14ft 64/3
15ft 62
16ft 60
17ft 57
btm 56

8-6-06 update on pond 1 (6 acres) visa. 20 in.

sur 82
1ft 82
2ft 81/2
3ft 81/2
4ft 81/2
5ft 81/2
6ft 81/2
7ft 80/1
8ft 80/79
9ft 77
10ft 77/6
11ft 74/3
12ft 70/69
13ft 67
14ft 65
15ft 62/3
16ft 62
17ft 60
18ft 59
btm 58

ewest, what time of day were these temps taken? That is pretty cool, but with that size pond there is good wave action. I'm pretty sure you had a rain event yesterday. Is this an oxbow or dammed?

These are the dammed ponds not the oxbows. Got a little rain last night maybe .25 . After the first pond temps but before the second. It was 100 F yesterday and 95 when I took the first temps above and 90 F on the second. Both of these are spring influenced and stay about 6-8 degrees cooler (depending on depth) in the summer than others in the area. Temps were taken on the first pond (#2) at 11:30 am and on the second (#1) the next day at 10:30 am.

Update on 9- 17-06 on pond 2 (16A) visa 32 inches and brown tint down from 24 inches and green on Aug 8. Water down 6 inches from full in June.

Sur 75
1ft 74/5
2ft 74
3ft 74
4ft 74
5ft 74
6ft 74/3
7ft 73/4
8ft 73/4
9ft 73/4
10ft 73/2
11ft 71/70
12ft 70/71
13ft 70/69
14ft 67
15ft 67/6
16ft 65
17ft 63/4
18ft 62
btm 62 and 60 2locations

ewest - I am guessing your oxygen is gone at around 11 to 12 ft deep. Smaller ponds do not have thermoclines that deep.

Spring influnce. They are putting out water and O2 at depth. This is the warmest it gets at depth. Usually btm temps are cooler (50-55) most of the year. While shallow temps are down bottom ones are at the years warmest.

Temp update as of 10-29-06 in 16a pond. Had 2 big rains in last 2 weeks. Water flowing out via control pipe from 6 ft below surface. Visa about 12 in. and clearing.


Sur 61-62
1ft 61
2ft 60
3ft 59
4ft 59
5ft 58-59
6ft 58-59
7ft 58-59
8ft 58-59
9ft 58
10ft 58
11ft 58
12ft 58
13ft 58
14ft 58
15ft 58
16ft 58
17ft 58
18ft 58
19ft 58
Btm 57

ewest the pond has turned over and the entire water column will very likely be naturally mixing especially during windy days until next summer. Do you usually get ice cover during winter?

Temp update as of 11-12-06 in big pond. One or 2 small rains since last report. Water clearing visa. 30in. still losing water out of overflow pipe.

surface temp is 54
all other depths 1-18' btm. 54/55

Temp. update as of 2-10-07 in big pond. Probably as cold as it gets after several rains and cold fronts. Water clear visa. 4-5 ft. Fish at all depths down to 15 ft. Many on the brush piles in deep water.

Sur - 47
1ft - 47/46
2ft - 46/45
3ft - 45
4ft - 45
5ft - 45
6ft - 45/4
7ft - 44/45
8ft - 44/45
9ft - 44/45
10ft - 44
11ft - 44
12ft - 44
13ft - 44
14ft - 43/44
15ft - 43
16ft - 43
17ft - 43
18ft - 43
btm - 43

Looks like TShad can survive winter in this pond.