I opted for vertical (underwater) banks, which I could get away with because of bedrock. Topography of pond bottom we made to include original creek channel notched way down, on each side of which are broad sloping shelfs extending back up to base of vertical banks.

In the shelfs we excavated a number of circular craters and rimmed them with circular rock piles, making the relative elevation change as much as 10 feet around inside of craters. I just kind of saw them in a dream one night before excavating and dozing the next day.

I hope the fish like em,
yeah and if a neighborhood kid falls in or decides to have a trespassing dip, most of been told they have to be able to make the spillway before the pirana catch up to them:)

Dream away NEfish


GSF are people too!