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Backyard Pond
Posted on 4/7/16 at 7:08 pm
Posted on 4/7/16 at 7:08 pm
I am looking to put in pond in, nothing huge but about a 1/4 acre. Can any of you point me in the right direction as far as depth, shelves, shape, aquatic plants, etc. I would like to be a little more prepared before I have someone put in a hole in my backyard that I can't do anything with.
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Posted on 4/7/16 at 7:15 pm to eyepooted
Two things.
How you going to have make up water in the dry season.
How and were are you going to have a over flow in the wet season.
Better think that out big time.
How you going to have make up water in the dry season.
How and were are you going to have a over flow in the wet season.
Better think that out big time.
Posted on 4/7/16 at 7:16 pm to snake2985
Here ya go
You can also buy that book in paperback for like $1 on Dept of Ag website. I just downloaded it and printed it.
You can also buy that book in paperback for like $1 on Dept of Ag website. I just downloaded it and printed it.
This post was edited on 4/7/16 at 7:18 pm
Posted on 4/7/16 at 7:16 pm to snake2985
pondboss.com
This post was edited on 4/7/16 at 7:17 pm
Posted on 4/7/16 at 7:20 pm to snake2985
Louisiana game and fish biologist should be helpful. I know here they will come out and show u best place to put it and all the things you need to know.
Also get it tested and make sure it will hold water, know a man that has a 5 acre hole in the ground that won't hold.!
Also get it tested and make sure it will hold water, know a man that has a 5 acre hole in the ground that won't hold.!
Posted on 4/7/16 at 8:54 pm to snake2985
Do you have enough runoff coming into your backyard?
That's question number 1.
That's question number 1.
Posted on 4/7/16 at 9:06 pm to DiamondHawgFan
quote:
know a man that has a 5 acre hole in the ground that won't hold.!
not many things more depressing than a pond that won't hold water.
There was a father and son with some property with a nice pond on it but wanted it deeper and a bit wider. Problem was when they were digging it deeper they dug into a wet weather spring. you'd think that would be a good thing and it is in the wet season but when things dried out the spring went the opposite way and drained their pond. Spent like 25k on a pond that no longer will hold water.
Posted on 4/7/16 at 10:07 pm to snake2985
I think you are about to make one hell of a mess in your back yard....
Posted on 4/8/16 at 7:09 am to Chuker
I've seen folks solve this problem with a good set of disks and fair amount of drilling mud broadcast.
Posted on 4/8/16 at 7:30 am to Fratigerguy
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fair amount of drilling mud broadcast.
believe it or not, its the salt in the mud that does the trick. i've fixed a pond that was built in ground that was too silty like this. 12 yds of table salt from Weeks Island salt mine fixed it up perfectly.
the trick is to apply the correct amount of salt: too much and the water is too salty; too little and your not getting the full effect.
if y'all want the full scientific explanation let me know
Posted on 4/8/16 at 7:53 am to mack the knife
That is very interesting. I had no idea that the salt was the catalyst. I just know that I've seen silt ponds hit with the drilling mud that locked up great. Thanks for the trivia!
Posted on 4/8/16 at 8:11 am to mack the knife
Interesting. Never heard of that before. Knew there was other ways around it with chemicals and what not, with bentonite being most effective.
how does the salt actually work?
how does the salt actually work?
Posted on 4/8/16 at 8:34 am to snake2985
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Backyard Pond
Backyard mosquitos.
Posted on 4/8/16 at 9:22 am to Clyde Tipton
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Backyard mosquitos.
Not if you have enough fish.
My dad built about a back yard 1/2 acre pond about 8 years ago, and the mosquitoes arent that bad TBH. His is about 100 yards from the house.
Posted on 4/8/16 at 9:23 am to snake2985
Posted on 4/8/16 at 10:32 am to DieselTiger1
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pondboss.com
Go there.
Posted on 4/8/16 at 11:57 am to Slickback
For ponds where surface runoff is the main source of water, the contributing drainage area should be large enough to maintain a suitable water level during dry periods. Thee drainage area should not be so large, though, that expensive overflow structures are needed and water exchange occurs too frequently. As a rule, a pond should have 5 to 10 acres of drainage area for each acre of impounded water in Mississippi. The amount of runoff from a watershed depends on local climate, topography, soil type, and plant cover.
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