re: How to get a pond to retain water.....

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My father in law has about an acre pond on his property and he wants to add some fish, but every year it dries up where it only holds about 2'. It's an average of about 4-5' deep if it gets all the way full. Ground water isn't an option because the acquifier is about 100' below the surface.

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1. Check to see if you have adequate drainage TO the pond. You may not be collecting enough surface water to keep the pond filled.

2. You need to have the soil tested to see if the soil composition will hold water.

3. You will need to check for a leak in the levee.

4. You will need to make the pond deeper if you want to have fish survive the summer. (maybe use this dirt to shore up the levee.