Hi Y'all,

We bought a place, 13 acres w/ a well established 1 acre pond. There are a lot of nice fish in it, bass & bluegill, big as a dinnerplate. We've added
18 grass-carp to eat up some of the moss. And we've added 2K fat-head minnows for feed.

I posted some time back about the trees & brush on the dam. And, I am slowly removing them, as I get to it, the willows first, then the river birch. It takes time.

Now, I have other questions. There is a 5" or 6"
black plastic pipe going through the dam. but it appears to be stopped up, Probably with roots.
It does not release any water.

So, every time it rains a bit, the water goes out the overflow, in the dam. This is nothing but a shallow ditch about 6' or 8' wide. It has been that way since we moved in, 2 yrs ago.

Am I in danger of losing my pond from a dam breach? It seems not have hurt it so far. It's not washing out, so far.

Do I need to line that overflow ditch with concrete, when the water gets a little lower, this summer.
Do I need to attempt to clean out the overflow
plastic pipe?

Thanks for any Comments or Advice. This Forum seems like a good place to get information.

'Til later,
Old John

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Old John