My place isn’t as bad as NW Missouri, but not much better. We keep getting .2” or .4”, enough to keep the crops going. My pond is still down 4’. Last rain with runoff was in March. All ponds around me are down almost as much, so I can’t worry about it.
I keep thinking Aug and Sept are the really hot dry months. It could get pretty ugly.


9 yr old pond, 1 ac, 15' deep.
RES, YP, GS, FHM (no longer), HBG (going away), SMB, and HSB (only one seen in 5 yrs) Restocked HSB (2020) Have seen one of these.
I think that's about all I should put in my little pond.
Otter attack in 2023