My place isn�t as bad as NW Missouri, but not much better. We keep getting .2� or .4�, enough to keep the crops going. My pond is still down 4�. Last rain with runoff was in March. All ponds around me are down almost as much, so I can�t worry about it.
I keep thinking Aug and Sept are the really hot dry months. It could get pretty ugly.

12 yr old pond, 1 ac, 15' deep.
RES, YP, GS, FHM (no longer), HBG (decreasing), SMB, and HSB (only two have been seen in 5 yrs)
I think that's about all I should put in my little pond.
Otter attack in 2023.