Hello everyone, was cruising the net looking for pond information and found this site, looks great. We jsut moved in 2 weeks ago to a place in the country on 4.3 acres, with a creek running through, and about a 1 1/2 acre pond. My problem is the banks of the pond are eroding away. Thsi pond was dug about 30 years ago, It ranges in depth from 8" to 4 1/2'. I consider this a shallow pond. We are trying to figure out waht to do with the banks, I have not measured yet but I suspaect I have atleast a mile of shoreline, this isn't just a round pond, it wraps around my property. It does not tie in with the creek but the land between the creek and the pond is only about 8 feet wide.
The banks are just mostly mud right now and ther is gapind holes under some of the ground, sometimes it goes under the ground about a foot. I am trying to attach some pictures. We ahve access to free busted up concrete from roads around here and wondering if it would be a good idea to basically rock in the banks? Would I be better off buying rock? We are on a tight budget, we jsut moved here and in 2 weeks time we have realized that owning a place liek this is expensive.
Another thing I think there is a lot of silt in the pond. My tape measure will bury itself several feet very easily. Is there some way to remove the silt without draining the pond? This pond is stocked with quite a bit of fish, so I hate to drain it and start over.
Anyone have any advice for this new pond owner? Thanks!!
Here is a link to a website I created to post some pics, just click it and go to the photos page. Thanks
http://www.kansaspond.zoomshare.com
