Thanks. So from reading that link I would need another dam between the two ponds? That might be pretty costly as that area is wet almost all the time leaving it very soft. I'm assuming I would have to remove all that soil and replace with clay in order to get it to hold? Would it help to dig out that low area next to the creek and would sediment fall into that as it is coming through the creek? The creek is curvy and bells out to this low spot right before it enters the pond. Hard to vision I know. The creek does have a direct line to the pond but this low area is just next to the creek and does hod some water most of the year. I added a drawing which might help. The black is the creek, the red is the low area and the blue is the pond

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