This handbook describes the requirements for building a pond. It is useful to the landowner for general information and serves as a reference for the engineer, technician, and contractor.

This document is intended to guide a designer through a step-by-step outline on how a pond system evaluation and design should be performed. However, it should be understood that designing a pond …

From a naming convention, there is no precise difference between a lake and pond, although waterbodies named “lakes” are generally larger and/or deeper than waterbodies named “ponds.”

If you are ready to build a new pond or you currently care for and manage an older one, this handbook is for you. Many common pond problems are part of the natural aging process. Each drop of water that …

pond is called the watershed. A landowner needs to consider the size, use, owner-ship, and slope of this drainage basin before building a pond because ponds receive most of their water from surface run

A properly located, well-constructed pond is a beautiful addition to a landscape. Ponds provide owners with excellent recreational activities such as fishing, swimming and wildlife viewing as well as …

In this standard, NRCS defines ponds constructed by the first method as embankment ponds and those constructed by the second method as excavated ponds.