The pond was finished last fall, but didn't fill until a month ago. I seeded the entire area, but we had an extremely dry fall so a lot didn't germinate. This spring the rains washed much of that seed away. Still, a fair amount of grass grew in places. To give you an idea of the erosion I've contended with look at the photos below. I had what we call a gravel river collecting water and carrying it to the pond. It was a 6-8" deep channel lined with fabric and was filled with river rock. The 2 big rain events basically shot all that gravel into the pond leaving what looks like a gigantic slip-n-slide. The closer photo shows the large stones that used to be at the edge of the pond but were subsequently largely buried by gravel and mud and the shore was extended out about 3 - 4'! You can also see all the mud deltas formed by erosion of the banks. It's a bummer. We are going to dig the gravel river down another foot or so, re line it with fabric, and put in rip rap. That should do the trick. Just apply money vigorously.

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