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what is the point were the size of a pond becomes a lake.
if a pond is 1-2 or three acre what is a lake 4-6 or maybe over 10 ?
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Brother Lusk says 30. It's arbitrary, however. How big are tanks and pools? "I'm just sayin."
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Early on, in Pond Boss, founding editor Mark McDonald wrote this....If it's 3 acres and yours, it's a pond. If it's 3 acres and mine, it's a lake.
I manage the fishery in Richmond Mill Pond in North Carolina. It's 125 acres.
But, I've done lots of work on lakes from 5-10 acres.
Teach a man to grow fish...
He can teach to catch fish...
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I struggled with this pond versus lake issue when I first purchased our property. Many of the locals called my pond "Hidden Lake" so that is what I adopted. But I did some research as to what the definition of pond was and found many varying definitions.
When joining Pond Boss I decided to go with screen name Jeffhasapond because....
Jeffhasaimpoundedbodyofwaterlessthatis
lessthantwohectaresinareainwhichlight
penetratesalargeportionofthewaterbodyand
thatlackssignificantwaveactionalongthe
shoreline
wouldn't fit in the member name box.
JHAP
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"My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives."
...Hedley Lamarr (that's Hedley not Hedy)
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well mine will be 2&1/2+ acre so i guess i can call it a small lake lol
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bricky, it's your BOW so you can call it anything you want! 
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Seems like anything privately owned Is a pond,. Anything public is a lake..
I believe in catch and release. I catch then release to the grease.. BG. CSBG. LMB. HSB. RES. ![[Linked Image from i90.photobucket.com]](http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k247/jmilczski/Fish/PBSubscribe.gif)
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BGK, A friend of mine down in Texas has a 35 ac and a 70 to 100 ac BOW. His names for them are "Lake ...." and "Lake ......" and I ain't arguing!
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BGK, A friend of mine down in Texas has a 35 ac and a 70 to 100 ac BOW. His names for them are "Lake ...." and "Lake ......" and I ain't arguing! How are your friend's lakes doing here in the Mohave?
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I haven't talked to him in a few weeks, but they were doing well the last time we talked. Sulphur Springs area.
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Texas don't count 
I believe in catch and release. I catch then release to the grease.. BG. CSBG. LMB. HSB. RES.
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The instructions on Whitecap consider 10 acres or larger a lake, just sayin.
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Early on, in Pond Boss, founding editor Mark McDonald wrote this....If it's 3 acres and yours, it's a pond. If it's 3 acres and mine, it's a lake.
I manage the fishery in Richmond Mill Pond in North Carolina. It's 125 acres.
But, I've done lots of work on lakes from 5-10 acres. This is a true skill. Respond to a question without getting within a light year of an answer. Bob should be Senator Lusk. That's what I'm saying.
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Bob: I think you have just been Sniped by the Sniper
"I love living. I have some problems with my life, but living is the best thing they've come up with so far." � Neil Simon,
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Ah...but Sniper knows the answer lies within the answer. Isn't that right, grasshoppa?
Teach a man to grow fish...
He can teach to catch fish...
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I can't even begin to snatch the stone out of your hand.
I'll be here forever!
"I love living. I have some problems with my life, but living is the best thing they've come up with so far." � Neil Simon,
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Around here, ponds are used primiarly for watering cattle in pastures. Lakes tend to have a sense of community about them as there will be several homes and a weekend retreat for those homeowners. The size doesn't seem to matter.
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Ah...but Sniper knows the answer lies within the answer. Isn't that right, grasshoppa? Si, Yoda. Ques. "How do you build an 80 acre Texas pond?" Ans. "Start out with a 200 acre Texas lake." Sheesh, I wish it would rain. I'm actually comfy now at 95 degrees. 
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