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Can tannins in the water act as a pond dye to some extent?

The reason I ask is our pond came up 4 feet overnight and is at extreme full pool today. The sudden influx of water was caused by a combination of a large watershed with frozen ground, melting snow and an inch of rain. A portion of the unexpected runoff of water came thru some woods and our pond is now tea colored.

The fish don't seem to mind. I suspect that's because the pond PH is normally 8+ with alkalinity 300+. I doubt the PH dropped any significant amount with alkalinity so high to act as a buffer.