Hello ya'll. I'm new here. I am building a 1/8 acre pond 5' deep. I have been reading about a pond siphon system that will bottom drain the "dead water" or whatever. I have read that the outlet end should be 4' lower than the inlet end. That will be impossible for me. The bottom of my pond is at 2015 elevation which is the same as the "normal" water level of a nearby creek that I plan on draining into. Since my pond is 5' deep, the water level is at 2020 elevation. My question is, If I put my inlet end at 2016 elevation (1 foot off the bottom) and my outlet end at 2015 elevation, will it work at all? That's only 1 foot of drop over a distance of about 70 feet horizontally. or. Would it work if my outlet end is below water in the creek? In other words, would the creek water at my outlet stop the pond water from flowing?

kevin b