Unfortunately there is no simple answer for your question. Go to your counties NRCS office and they will give you a detailed sketch with all those questions answered. The reason that I say there is no simple answer is because the answers all depend on the amount of acres of watershed that is feeding your pond, the type of soil that is in that watershed, the type of vegetation that is on that watershed, your annual rainfall, 50 year and 100 year flood events, etc., etc.

Then you get to decide on the type of overflow pipe to use. Mike Otto has a great article in this months Pond Boss Magazine on the different types of overflow pipes. Perfect timing!!


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