Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations New pond owner with questions

I would also start by contacting your County Soil and Water Conservation District offfice. Ask if they have anyone on staff that can come out and provide some advice about the condition of your elongated stream/pond. IMO ponding a stream will result in lots of sedimentation which you have described and this is due to silt load of the stream and slowed flow (ponding). Ask Soil and water about option of removing the dam to help wash out a lot of the silt as the flow rate increases. Put the stream back to original conditions. Ripraping the bank with any types of free concrete is an option. Expect the pond to always have more problems than a typical pond due to the stream running through it. My advice is, if you want a pond, build a properly constructed pond in another spot.