JDM- I did talk to the HOA and the Home owners along the ponds border- none objected. In fact they welcomed it, b/c I have gotten their permission to use the track hoe to dredge the pond. It has been over 20 yrs since that has been done. About 3 yrs ago the state came through and built a 3 lane hwy about 1/8 mile upstream and the run off from that hwy has caused the old pond to silt in and the state has said not their problem.

esshup- NO one manages the pond that Im aware of. Very few fish it anymore. My feeder creek does feed the old pond and where I would put my dam it would not change the feeder creek at all. The spillway if I decide to go that route would be maybe 3 ft higher than what the creeks bottom is now. I'll get some pix up later to explain all this.