Construction of a Pond Management Practice Prior to Stocking Stocking and Management of New Ponds Management/Maintenace of Established Ponds Pond Problems Reworking an Old Pond Other Pond Problems
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CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW POND

WHAT SIZE POND DO YOU WANT?

MEET WITH AN NRCS REPRESENTATIVE

SELECTION OF A SITE

SOURCE OF WATER

TIME TO BUILD

CLEARING POND SITE AND
HABITAT ENHANCEMENT

DIGGING THE CORE TRENCH

DRAINPIPE

DAM

SPILLWAY

DEEPENING EDGES AND
CONSTRUCTING EARTHEN PIERS

ESTABLISHING SOD

DETERMINING POND SIZE