Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Ok, I dont get this siphon stuff

I have a pipe inside my pond with an inlet at the bottom (AKA - the pipe is open on the end). The pipe goes up the inside and thru my dam at the fill line, then across the dam and down at a slight angle, to the backside of the dam where it angles sharply down to the bottom of the backside of the dam and exits there. The exit is lower than the entry point inside the dam.

In this scenario - wouldn�t gravity (vs. siphon) cause the pipe to drain once the water level in the lake hits the bottom of the highest point of the pipe?

Additionally, I have a siphon hole at the top of the pipe where it angles back inside the dam. As far as I can tell, there will never be an actual "siphon" unless I plug the hole and create one myself.

My point is that you could install a simple bottom draw drainpipe in this configuration and forget about all of this siphon stuff (as long as you have some type of vaccum breaker)�right?