Pond Boss Forums AQUATIC VEGETATION Balance of plants in the environment Pond edge / erosion control help

Not so steep slope in the first pic. This was my efforts at adding rock to the dam and you can see that the rocks further down the slope are large, some 18", while the ones further up get smaller. This row of large rocks is supposed to help keep the rock from migrating down into the pond. I doubt it was needed, but I was doing this by hand, one rock at a time and I thought "why not?".



Finished with a gravel bed...



The far bank in the below photo shows my steep banks. If you step into the water there...you'll be up to your neck in 2 more steps given that you do not slip. Then you'll be under water in a spilt second...lol



Here's a couple after it was full. You can see in the last photo that the bank was undercut before the pond was renovated and it is about a 2 foot drop into the water and, I would guess that both sides of the pond are near a 1-to-1 slope for better than half their lengths.





As far as limestone is concerned...I guess it depends on the water chemistry. It could help some pond's pH while hurt others.