Tony, with ponds that don't have a lot of water inflow, or the possibility of a lot of water inflow, those types of ponds work fine.

But where a pond will see a considerable amount of water over an extended amount of time, I would be concerned that over time the spillway would erode and wash out the whole dam.


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