To start with the basics - my family’s pond is about 1.5 acres, 40 years old, and about 12’ deep at the deepest point - the drain/stand pipe. It’s got a 4 or 5 inch pvc drain and stand pipe that passes through our dam and flows back into the creek they dammed to make the pond.

The top of the stand pipe had gotten clogged with grass, seaweed, and sticks and the water was high. I rowed out to it went to pull all the crap out of it and must have bumped the stand pipe with the boat and knocked it off. I’m guessing it came off at the elbow at the bottom of the pond because I felt around with a long pole and couldn’t feel anything down there.

I went to the back of the dam - water was pouring out - so I fashioned a plug and hammered it in to the discharge pipe to slow it down some.

What do you guys think? What are my options?

Is it possible to not lose the pond? Does anyone know of anyone around southside VA that could fix it?

Thanks in advance!