Over the winter had a small amount of erosion on the south shore line so I am adding some additional rock. The small amount of erosion made a nice 12-18" wide "bench" for the rock to sit on.
I had previously mostly focused on the north shore because our predominant summer south/ southwest winds caused turbidity that I could see happening. Being a snow bird I had not thought about what would happen during the winter and was not around to witness the winter time erosion from the NW winds. But some happened so I have been on a mission to nip it in the bud.
Also am using some larger rock than I have in the past on the areas that are exposed to the largest waves. I think my rock supplier calls it 4 by 5 (rocks that will pass through a 4"x5" square screen) with the fines screened out (so only large rocks).
I dump about a half bucket of my small tractor, then with the bucket at an angle approximating the slope of the pond back drag the rock up solid against the bank. Then I tamp it in place with the bucket.
Pictures below.
Note: water level is about 9" below full pool. At full pool the water will be within a couple inches of the top of the rocks. The low water level makes this a really good time to do this as I can see the bench and see what I am doing really well.
