I am a Newbie at this Pond Making Business

Cornfed Cornhead · 11-29-2009, 08:33 PM

and I ask thee to fulfill me with thy knowledge

I have NO understanding of how to create a pond. I do not plan on doing this anytime soon, but I would love to have preliminary knowledge on it so when it does come time, I am locked an loaded. So this is basically what I know, I know that to have a pond you need an adequate watershed. How to tap that watershed I do not know. Do you have to actually dig for a pond near a creek, and then dam that creek, or can you find an area encompassed by hills and dam a creek into it. By the way I do not know how to dam a creek

. I know my knowledge is very basic and that is why I need you guys to help me out.

whisker · 11-30-2009, 06:23 AM

Get this free book from NGPC
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission - Pond Management

It's all in there!

**holdemplyer** · 11-30-2009, 06:58 AM

Pondboss.com is a great resource as well.

Shorty · 11-30-2009, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cornfed Cornhead

How to tap that watershed I do not know. Do you have to actually dig for a pond near a creek, and then dam that creek, or can you find an area encompassed by hills and dam a creek into it. By the way I do not know how to dam a creek

. I know my knowledge is very basic and that is why I need you guys to help me out.

In eastern Nebraska you typically need 10-20 acres of watershed to feed and fill a one surface acre pond. Too much drainage or too little drainage can be a problem if the pond is not sized correctly.

"Dugouts" or "dams" are both legitimate ways of building a pond.

When building a pond typically all of the top soil needs to be removed down to the clay layer. If a dam is being built then a core trench needs to be made and layers of clay need to be packed on the dam and around the spillway structure to prevent leaks.

There are lots of options and the Nebraska Pond Management book does a great job of going over them.

Omaha · 11-30-2009, 05:49 PM

Definitely read cover to cover that NE Pond Management guide. I've read it about 5 times and still think I know very little about what it really takes to get a pond going and keep it going. Next, sign up to PondBoss.com and READ. READ READ READ. The knowledge of the members on that site is incredible and it will blow you away. They have crucial literature as well, including their bi-monthly magazine you must subscribe to if you're serious about being a pondmeister. I have learned so much in the past year I wouldn't even know where to begin, but I don't think I've even scratched the surface of what I need to know to make sure my little slice of heaven reaches its potential.

To summarize....READ.

Cornfed Cornhead · 12-02-2009, 06:35 PM

Thank you guys very much, I did not expect all of these replies for my post. BTW I went to Walmart and picked up the very last Pond Management Pamphlet thingy. Hope to get started reading it tommorow.

Omaha · 12-02-2009, 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cornfed Cornhead

Thank you guys very much, I did not expect all of these replies for my post. BTW I went to Walmart and picked up the very last Pond Management Pamphlet thingy. Hope to get started reading it tommorow.

You could have downloaded the NE Pond Handbook for free.

bullhead · 12-03-2009, 02:11 PM

Walmart has pond management pamphlet thingies?

Head Club · 12-12-2009, 07:55 PM

I must agree that the NE Game & Parks Pond Management guide is great. It's full of great info and the book is put together really well for being free.

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Cornfed Cornhead Cornfed Cornhead has no status. Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Omaha Posts: 131 Thanks: 36 Thanked 13 Times in 10 Posts	I am a Newbie at this Pond Making Business and I ask thee to fulfill me with thy knowledge I have NO understanding of how to create a pond. I do not plan on doing this anytime soon, but I would love to have preliminary knowledge on it so when it does come time, I am locked an loaded. So this is basically what I know, I know that to have a pond you need an adequate watershed. How to tap that watershed I do not know. Do you have to actually dig for a pond near a creek, and then dam that creek, or can you find an area encompassed by hills and dam a creek into it. By the way I do not know how to dam a creek . I know my knowledge is very basic and that is why I need you guys to help me out. __________________ Bo Pelini on Big XII Championship “They say you can't turn back the clock. Well, they [Big XII officials] turned back the clock. But in my sense, it's over.

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Cornfed Cornhead Cornfed Cornhead has no status. Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Omaha Posts: 131 Thanks: 36 Thanked 13 Times in 10 Posts	Thank you guys very much, I did not expect all of these replies for my post. BTW I went to Walmart and picked up the very last Pond Management Pamphlet thingy. Hope to get started reading it tommorow. __________________ Bo Pelini on Big XII Championship “They say you can't turn back the clock. Well, they [Big XII officials] turned back the clock. But in my sense, it's over.

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11-30-2009, 06:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
whisker whisker is 100% sure that daylight savings is a dumb idea. Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: n.e. nebraska Posts: 520 Thanks: 271 Thanked 399 Times in 138 Posts	Get this free book from NGPC Nebraska Game and Parks Commission - Pond Management It's all in there!

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Omaha Omaha is building a pond. Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Omaha/Springfield, NE Certified Youth Fishing Instructor Posts: 788 Thanks: 331 Thanked 195 Times in 139 Posts	Definitely read cover to cover that NE Pond Management guide. I've read it about 5 times and still think I know very little about what it really takes to get a pond going and keep it going. Next, sign up to PondBoss.com and READ. READ READ READ. The knowledge of the members on that site is incredible and it will blow you away. They have crucial literature as well, including their bi-monthly magazine you must subscribe to if you're serious about being a pondmeister. I have learned so much in the past year I wouldn't even know where to begin, but I don't think I've even scratched the surface of what I need to know to make sure my little slice of heaven reaches its potential. To summarize....READ.

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bullhead bullhead has no status. Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bee Posts: 22 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Walmart has pond management pamphlet thingies?

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Head Club Head Club has no status. Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I must agree that the NE Game & Parks Pond Management guide is great. It's full of great info and the book is put together really well for being free.