FishinRod that's a great idea. However this area is so steep I really have nowhere to realistically divert it. It's either going to flow naturally off my neighbors' and my property from the point of origin to this spot, or I can move the problem further down the slope in this area with all my basins and plumbing. When I moved in here I chose to just kick the can down the road so-to-speak and move the erosion problem to where I now want to start capturing it for a pond. I'll rightsize the outflow and put rip rap with underlayment on the back side of the dam to prevent erosion there.

Thanks!