Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Storm last night

I am new to the forum and to pond building. Just after Thanksgiving we just finished what we hope will become a 4 acre pond. We had challenging soils with lots of sand but a decent clay bank gave us what we hope will be adequate. We are in Wood County Texas near Mineola. My rain guage says we had 7 inches of rain last week! Friday nights storm dropping 5 inches in a few hours. It is a good news, bad news scenario. I put on my best Goretex rainsuit and watched the pond fill up during the heavy rainstorm. (I have been obsessed with the pond project and couldn't resist not watching it!) Prior to the rain it was covering about 3/4 of an acre and now it is 1 1/2 Acres in size. My annual rye was not very well established yet and most of it is now washed out. I also had quite a bit of erosion - luckily the bulldozer is still on the property and we can clean up a bit.