Could you put in a diversion structure to move some of the water around the pond during extreme floods, so not as much water enters the pond? If so, that could save you losing fish, and also go a long way toward mitigating silting in of the pond.
John, I wish I could, but I have hills pretty much on both sides of the pond so it would take an enormous amount of dirt removal to be able to do that. But it is something I had thought about.
