Helpful tips for pond management needed

[ddyerfamily]

Here are some different pictures of around the pond.

The trees in the back ground hide the creek.This is where the flooding comes from.It floods the road then travels up the road flowing over to connect with the pond.


This shows the back of the pond.This is the shallow end and there is a shelf here not a drop off in the pond.


The mess in the back yard after a flood.


This is the creek where it meets the road.You can see the damage from the flood to the road.I think if there was a bridge the water would flow fast enough not to flood the road......


Dead babys soooo sad


A family of ducks that live here swimming in the backyard.


This corner is where the pond over flows into the backyard.


Standing in the flooded backyard looking the direction the water came from.


Look past the tractor you can see the road the water travels up to meet the pond.


We are thinking if we build a water proof wall (earth,stone ect...) along the road it will stop the pond from flooding.


Any Ideas would help we have no idea how to handle this problem.

Note there is a good 5 foot drop to the creek.The floods come close to coming over the bank but have not to date done so.

 

[ddyerfamily]

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[Muske]

Best/cost effective sort of dam would be to berm soil up along the road.

Maybe contact the county to see if they have any suggestions or "spoils"(extra soil from other projects) to help with the berm. Tell them every time it rains it those two small colverts can't handle the amt. of water and it floods your yard. This cost you money since you need to re-seed the lawn, kids can't play in the yard, pond gets filled with debris etc.

 

[ddyerfamily]

Best/cost effective sort of dam would be to berm soil up along the road.

Maybe contact the county to see if they have any suggestions or "spoils"(extra soil from other projects) to help with the berm. Tell them every time it rains it those two small colverts can't handle the amt. of water and it floods your yard. This cost you money since you need to re-seed the lawn, kids can't play in the yard, pond gets filled with debris etc.

Agree
We are working on getting a berm but you hit the nail on the head about needing the soil to build it. I will call the county see what they say.

IMO I think they need to remove the colverts and build a bridge.
FEMA came and looked after a flood and I spoke with them.They said they were working on the problem but there are other roads more important that they need to get to first.That week they installed the second convert next to the first.(no help at all...)

The creek just on the other side of the road makes a 90 degree turn maybe 50 feet from the road.I think this also adds to the problem by slowing the water flow.

FEMA does not allow any changes in creek beds due to endanged critters.
This I have no idea how to fix.It is also on my neighbors property.

THanks for your ideas

 

[WonderKeeper]

Very Nice size pond , lovely home and family. Are your kids and everyone in your family who living or visiting your pond know how to swim right? If they don't that is the fist thing you need to address it.

 

[ddyerfamily]

Very Nice size pond , lovely home and family. Are your kids and everyone in your family who living or visiting your pond know how to swim right? If they don't that is the fist thing you need to address it.

Thanks
We are teaching them all to swim.
That was my first problem when we moved here.
At this point no one swims in the pond.
The kids think it is full of yucky frogs,biting turtle and fishy poo.....LOL
They don't even pay attention to it anymore.
Well all but my 12 year old son who loves fishing.(he knows how to swim)

Also note I watch my children like a hawk....

 

[ddyerfamily]

Any more ideas ?
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[WonderKeeper]

Ok . Everywhere I see in the photo is green color. It is a great color to have in landscape . Some other color add on will be more super. Are you in to flower? If you do check your local nursery to see what zone are you in or you can look at the garden book. It will tell you the zone . Use that to pick out the right plant for it. Pick the one that live near by water, so they can take water from the pond by itself. That will save your time of watering them. Some hardy water lily at the eged and let it grow out would be nice.

 

[Muske]

Call local excavators, concrete guys, paving comp., landscapers, and some contractors may have soil/clay spoils avail. to buy. I would think no more than 5-10 dollars per yard delivered. You can rent a Bobcat or simaliar tractor to then do grading of the berm yourself.

Not sure what the last post was trying to say...To much green? lawn? If you need plants, walk down the road and look in the ditches. You will be able to find many aquatic natives that will flurish and bloom along the pond edges. Lillies are a good idea, but w/flooding concerns, the native white species may be the only choice. Still lovely though. I would focus on the berm first and plants later. The berm can be built this fall and winter and will help next year w/spring rains and snow melt. Once you see it works, then you can plan for plants and trees/shrubs around the pond.

 

[oswego]

Any more ideas ?
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Get the county to dig out a ditch along the road and put the dirt on your side of the ditch. Use the dirt to help build a berm.
Between the ditch and the berm it should help.
Adding a couple more pipes through the road should help also.
Call the County, a squeaky hinge gets the oil.

In your back yard, The land must rise a little before going down to the creek. cut a small ditch through the high area to drain the back yard to the creek.