ewest- The problem I am having is I don't know what to expect as far as what level the pond will stay. It only has the creek for water now. The creek gets on some wild runs after a 3" or more rain but I do not expect it to stay at spillway level. There are some good rocky flats in the creek that are 6' at spillway level and if the pond level averages 3' below spillway they will be perfect. This is all new to me and I can't wait to have these problems to work on. I have plenty of rocks on my place I can use to create spawning areas. There is one pile about 6 cubic yards where they cleared the spot for my house. I have natural creek sand also. Maybe later I can afford to drill a good well and keep the pond at a constant level! I got the idea for the rock structure from the marine reef and ciclid aquariums I used to keep. These are not rock piles but smaller rocks or cinder blocks with large flat rocks placed on top to make cave structure.

Please no more rain for a month! :|