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Our pond is 3 years old but has only been full for one year. We have 3/4 acre of surface area and the depth varies from 5 - 15 ft. We had a definite leak on the backside of the levee which has been repaired... at least we no longer see water on the surface. It has been a hot ( 80+ days over 80 degrees) and mostly dry summer in Indiana with no runoff from rain which is the only natural source of water to refill the pond. Periodically, I do add water to the pond by way of a pump from a nearby creek. I know that most ponds seep to some extent. I see no damp areas. I do recall that during construction the contractor who is very experienced in pond construction) did break through the blue clay on the bottom and exposed a very small area of gravel. Water began to seep IN at that time. The contractor covered the area with about 2 ft of clay. What is acceptable? My pond seems to drop about 1-2 inches a week. I have never let it drop very far to see exactly how far it would go.

I'm also from Indiana (northeastern) and I think you have had more rain than we have! One or two inches a week from evaporation and some seepage (all ponds seep -- some more than others)during drought conditions may not be that bad. However there are more experienced folks on this site that can verify or refute that.

I would be more concerned it you see the pond going down under normal precip conditions.

Thank God I have a well to fill my ponds. I've never seen it this dry, and an old timer across the street says he's only seen it this dry once before.