Monday, June 19, 2006

 

52 Tips for Selecting a Pond kit, Pond Construction and Maintenance(12)

18. Our site is sloped. What do we have to do to keep the water in the pond?
There is a little extra work you have to do if the pond is on a slope. You need to cut-and-fill the site to level it out. The water will be level regardless of what we do and our rock shelf needs to be level. The actual elevation of the water level should be closer to the natural grade toward the low end. This means if you need to add 6” of material to build your shelf on the downhill side, you may need to cut 12” form the uphill side. You will need to take the dirt from the pond excavation, or other dirt, and build up the low side of the pond. Be sure to compact it as you go. Build up the dirt enough to build the backsplash (Question X). Grade the soil on the low side so the build up does not look so unnatural.

On the high side of the pond, you will need to cut out a little dirt to make this side level. The more you cut, the more support you will need to build back with rock to prevent the dirt from falling into the pond.

One last thing, the creek going into the pond should come straight down the slope into the pond. If you try to run the creek on the diagonal, it looks very unnatural and requires additional cutting and filling.

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Thank you!

Jim Wilder.

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