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.

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 …

Decide what type of pond that you will be constructing (i.e., Existing Operation Farm Pond, Proposed Operation Farm Pond or Recreational Pond) and follow all the requirements for such.

For effective pond management, it is important to take each living and non-living factor into consideration when making decisions. This publication addresses important living and non …

Creating a really good pond depends not only on careful planning and good construction, but also on protecting the dam, spillway, diversion terraces, pond basin and watershed from erosion.

A pond is a major investment, so good planning is es-sential for avoiding mistakes. In addition to having a suitable site, a proper design and good construction methods are needed. This fact …

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