Three years ago I had my local CountyAgent, County Extension Ser.,and Auburn Unvi. out on my pond site ALL said the same thing to build a pond with a Max. Depth of 7-9 feet with a constant level of 5 1/2-6 1/2'. And thats mainly for good fish production. My pond has a levee NOT a overflow pipe and it is designed to crest at 9'-2" and it's only done it once in a hurricane after 11"of rain fell in 6 hours.
