Designing The Perfect Pond

[@DDL2728]

Doug's brother seems like he's got it all figured out!! Beautiful ponds - so peaceful!! Great information!! Have a blessed day!

[@EasyModeFishing]

You can put rabbits on the island and they’ll eat the grass for you and you can eat them if they start overpopulating. The reason the pond is so clean is that it isn’t creek fed so there’s less sediment in the runoff and it’s full of aquatic vegetation which filters the water.

[@twbishop]

ducks also like islands because they are isolated from predators.

[@samuelasamoah6906]

Does aquatic vegetation filter ponds, 🤔? Tell me more?

[@EasyModeFishing]

@@twbishop but rabbits can’t fly away

[@Ulrich111]

@@EasyModeFishing The larger domestic duck breeds can't either. And they give you eggs.

[@gschaaf713]

@@Ulrich111 ducks are dirty and introduce a lot of nitrogen into the water which will cause algae blooms.

[@kennyp507]

Just a couple pennies thrown here, consider incorporating a 6" metal standpipe for fire dept. connection, I'm pretty sure if you build it to spec (nfpa) you will get a reduced rate with property insurance since you'll have an emergency water source for the fire dept, also same pipe can be used for a pump connection to water the field in the future if you decide on growing things. Either way, what ever you going to do, is more then likely going to come out great and become an asset to your property, either for aesthetics, entertainment or practicable use.

[@ronaldlee2376]

I checked with our local volunteer fire dept. 20 years ago regarding standpipe for them to pump from & advised it would have to be located within 20' from roadway. My pond is 500' from road. Four years ago rural was piped (4" high pressure line) down the road & I hooked on. I inquired to my fire ins. co. about a hydrant in front of my house & was informed I was 3 miles from town, so NO.

[@wingwhacker7500]

There called a dry hydrant. They make dry hydrant parts.

[@PatrickPrejusa]

brilliant, thank you.

[@gordonwybo898]

Many times the local fire department and/or conservation have funding or manpower with equipment available for fire suppression and flood control projects.

[@briananderson7497]

I saw a video once of a swimming pond. It had a pump that moved water up hill. There was then a rock "creek" that fed back to the pond. This helped filter the water naturally.

[@russellwood8750]

If you have a pond with an island and you’re worried about the grass, just have some ducks, they will actually cut the grass for you. a nice feature to have swimming around your pond.

[@russellwood8750]

@____________________________51 rabbits could produce more nitrogen sure. But is there enough on the island for them to be able to survive without your help it's hardly lightly they'll be putting in a rabbit Warren considering it would flood. Ducks would also take out more pests in the area than rabbits would. PS had another thought ducks will also take care of the overgrowing water vegetation too rabbits aren't going to do that.

[@russellwood8750]

@____________________________51 I totally misunderstood you thank you for the clarification.

[@russellwood8750]

@____________________________51 not my style Don't live my life that way. Happy enough to make a mistake Don't need everything in my life to be perfect.

[@markstisser5499]

Enjoy your channel. I built a1/2 acre pond. I lined the edge with 12’ of road fabric as a weed barrier. I placed river rock of various sizes around the rim as erosion control and I like the way it looks. My pond is 12’ deep. We removed 400 tandem loads of dirt when digging the pond. I also put a beach at one end. I used very tiny gravel in stead of sand. Easy to walk on with bare feet. I can show pictures if you would like to see.

[@MattFoleysGhost]

Do a video! 🙏🏼

[@rickvaughan8993]

I recommend Peak O2 pond aeration kit #2. It is $499 . Much cheaper than a windmill I believe. I have that system in a 1/2 acre 14 foot deep pond. Installed last August. The pond is 29 years old and vegetation was getting out of hand. At this time there is a very small amount of vegetation. Works great and the pump does not use much electric. Haven`t even noticed a difference on electric bill. The pump runs 24/7. Has only been shut off 4 or 5 times in the year to clean the filter for the pump. Basically the same type pump as used in septic systems. And I have and still you use Aquashade pond die. It helps but only in water I think 4 foot deep or deeper. So vegetation will still grow in the shallower water. And then spread.

[@alexross26]

I feel like these are just aesthetic ponds. They serve some but minimal purpose for a healthy ecosystem. Leave some weeds around the sides. Fell some logs into it. Get some algae growing for fry to hide in. Lmk your thoughts but I think natural ponds look way better and serve more purpose than a plain pond. If the pond is solely for swimming then sure. But you look at a pond more times than you swim in it so you might as well make it look serene

[@Seven_Leaf]

The perfect pond would be constantly aquafer filled with a small creek at the low point to a nearby river. This will allow fish to swim up stream via the creek, but will also keep it crystal clear.

[@TheFabled1]

my goodness, how amazingly beautiful.

[@edwardsullivan5481]

The lawn is soothing too.

[@bobbieburton6174]

I be so glad when we get our land Restored Back To Us Ogrinal Owners land, We Have Birthright... You Will Get Notice From Our Chiefs,And TMHG..🤔

[@chosen1one930]

You have a Stand pipe, spillway and overflow. There is there options. Overflows are the best because you can choose a large range of sizes. A spillway is also used with a overflow just in case when you get record rainfall and hurricanes. Overflows can be buried for long distance past the dam. For bigger ponds they use large concrete blocks as overflows. They stand on each other for the desired height next to the dam so you can clean the trash rack from the dam.

[@mukbangreversed]

This is so beautiful and worth the investment put in there. Once such a pond is created, the ecosystem with work on its on, giving you a peace of mind. I feel so refreshed just watching this video!

[@MacWalther]

I live on a small lake but this video makes me want to buy some acreage and build a pond!

[@nicholascooper1193]

all our ponds had stand pipes with a 180 degree fitting on top, acts like a P trap, water enters from below the surface, and it never clogs up.

[@6bigyak987]

Never seen that before that's smart

[@kenhart6330]

The walkway to the island is called a Causeway, two famous ones over here in the UK 🇬🇧 are the one to Holy Island ( Lindesfarne) in Northumberland and the one to St Michaels Mount in Cornwall, both are tidal one in the North Sea the other near the widest part of the English Channel. The USA probably have more than we do but these have a lot of history to them.

[@danbarnard5083]

Such a beautiful property. Can't wait to see what you come up with. Good luck and keep up the good work!

[@ilovelucy6060]

Wow!! Absolutely gorgeous!!😍

[@jacklamkang]

The most beautiful pond I've ever seen🤩

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Awesome video!

[@TobiasHolenstein]

Wow these ponds are awesome. Really nice property

[@tomfillmore9710]

Thanks Adam that was great to see how they did the ponds beautiful places take care

[@averyclickman9078]

The fire pit by the pond with the patio looks awesome.

[@centersofinfluence3108]

I have 37 acres and really want to build a small pond these set ups are amazing.

[@HillsideAcres]

Good morning Adam, What hurts our pond the most is getting the run off from the horse pastures, Dougs idea of tiling around the pond to catch the runoff is a good idea that we may consider. Seeing these ponds makes me want to get some work done on ours, We've only owned the property for 2.5 years now. Some beautiful properties. We were down in Lancaster county and over to Loganton Pa doing some business with Amish and Mennonites .

[@thealternative9580]

You could created a wetland barrier with plants that filter the water.

[@stephenc9173]

If you use a diverted type setup like the first 2 ponds you showed ,a spillway going into the pond would help with erosion on the intake of the pond sort of like having your own boat ramp. If you use a spillway on the out side of the pond you would have to lay it o few feet past level ground on the back side of the dam to help with erosion control. The bigger ponds and lake spillways that I have been around are beautiful after a heavy rain but they were made of asphalt or concrete and that would definitely make the cost go up and become extremely slippery after moss and algae starts to grow on them. Both ponds on the property here have out pipes. The bigger pond has a 30” plus out pipe that drains into it’s own man made gulley for erosion control. The other has several smaller out pipes that clear the dam but it tends to wash more on the flat ground behind the dam. It’s only a year old and we haven’t finished setting it it up because we have been building it up a little at a time with 3 tractors and have had and extremely wet year this year. Sorry for the long post but I hope this helps you with some ideas.

[@michaelsnell4034]

I watch a lot of the Letsdig18 channel. When he does a pond, he uses a pipe to maintain level, but also has a spillway for torrential rain so that the pond dam can release extra water without failing.

[@foreverbrownsfan]

The third (swimming) pond looks like it could be a variation of what you will have. Good to gather others experience. Enjoying the channel!

[@Gonaives1804]

This is just awesome. Planning on getting 60 Acres in Florida, that seems like a great idea.

[@dirtroadsandwoodstoves]

So great. I'm building 5 small ponds on my land, this definitely helped me clarify some design ideas. 👍 🇺🇸

[@JK-sr3zm]

This is a great video! Very informative with excellent visual support and great descriptions. Thank you for posting!

[@Willthethrill478]

Wow, great ponds. Nice to have the resources to do this, I can only wish. Enjoy, looks great

[@CaptainKleeman]

The main reason our first pond build failed was too small of a key way and not enough compaction on the dam. We had seepage and the back slope slid. We are adding an overflow pipe next time around as well, but a small one to handle normal rain and then an Emergancy spill way for our heavy rain events. Excited to see what you come up with!

[@sed6]

And that is the exact same mistake he made on his pond.

[@jeremyanimatespoorly9573]

I don't think I could resist adding an island. If you could figure out a way to discreetly store a manual push mower on the island that would help the maintenance issue. Or replace grass with lower-maintenance plants, stones, etc. Keep it looking nice without all the mowing.

[@MattFoleysGhost]

Or just get ducks.

[@RokuAccnt]

the perfect pond i saw was on the other side of a very nice waterfront area on a peninsula surrounded by endless stretches of water. lots of swans came by. lots of weeping willows lining it and other trees.

[@blackmamba3427]

Awesome video and pond. Loved it.

[@jasonwhittemore3083]

The beach aspect was super cool.

[@DirtRoadLife1]

Make sure you go as deep as possible. The dye isn’t bad but any fish you stock will do better with some vegetation to lay eggs and hide from predators. You may want to consider putting in piers before it fills up so you can build a nice permanent dock. Mine is a roll in with a 10’x10’ floating section moored to the end and it makes it nice.

[@ronaldlee2376]

I agree, also the dock gives fish shade & hiding spot. If there is a minute chance of silt entering, consider some 12" to 18" length of PCV pipe in 4" 6" diameter pipe laid on bottom of deepest part of pond for fish to escape predators. We used 4 & 6" Clay drain tile back in the day for this...difficult to find today. I have large mouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish & white Amur to eat grass. algae, lawn grass at edge of pond & their all time favorite meal of cattails. I installed 7 Amur in 1989, all died in late winter of 2016, replaced with 5 for $65.00 thru Soil & Water Conservation District. p.s. I have not used copper sulphate to manage veg since 1988. BTW pond dye inhibits sunshine from warming the water in summer, so fish will be closer to surface and not cramped for space.

[@DirtRoadLife1]

@@ronaldlee2376 I have two grass carp in my pond it’s .8 acre and they’ve always kept up pretty good with pond weeds but the last year or two it seems like they’ve been slowing down. They’ve been in there 10 years or more I think. I’ll have to look into the Amur. Right now I have just bass and the two carp. Will be adding bluegills and channel cats soon!

[@ronaldlee2376]

@@DirtRoadLife1 My pond is surrounded by lawn, twice per week i discharge fresh lawn clippings onto pond surface. I only spray clippings in 3---20' strips on east, west & north sides to make them active. They become quite active, then i use sharp knife, cut a handful of catttails & toss into pond. Then i just sit back watching them devour their desert. Hope this helps you. btw use an air compressor once in awhile. Drop hose into water, after 20 minutes or so the fish become (all fish) quite noticeable.

[@hgdon-homeiswheretreesare-9239]

Cements , sands, gravels and pebbles; they sure pretty, and they’re good for the fish.

[@getintothewildwithjeffruma8777]

I loved those first two ponds. Just wow👍

[@markknister6272]

Like most things: bigger is better. But bigger is more expensive and more maintenance. I’m not sold on the beach sand - messy. Love the windmill aerator and the s’mores deck.

[@FTAafricatv]

Very helpful information and straight to the point

[@johncollins500]

That first one was pretty awesome!!!

[@darryyllklarkey3964]

I've definitely stored some info in my brain after this video. Not that I plan on doing a pond any time soon. Thanks Adam. We'll done 👍

[@corydriver7634]

You really need both an overflow pipe and a spillway. The spillway is usually at one end of the dam and is meant to handle excessive amounts of runoff that the standpipe can’t handle (it’s an emergency relief valve if you will).

[@jamesmcdougall7748]

That’s a lot of rain as the pond is on a high point.

[@larrypadilla2809]

Love this place. Look at all the grass.. lawn for miles 😊😊😊. I would keep Newts though lots of them 😊

[@jackmorganfiftyfive]

He must have some great lawn mowing equipment otherwise you'd be at it forever...

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Fantastic video I’m getting ready to expand our pond and plan to build a second one in the future

[@RawRawly]

What do these people do for a living? The amount of money put into these ponds are mind blowing 🤯

[@RawRawly]

Also how do keep the annoying geese away??

[@jackmorganfiftyfive]

The property tax bill for all this land must be gigantic...

[@watkinstreefarm6880]

Those are all very nice ponds with high budgets. Don’t see many of those around here in KS. I do like the pavilion next to the pond. Here in KS if you don’t take the run off you don’t have a pond. Good luck man. 👍

[@MariaGarcia-mi1xs]

the tiny island and cabin and little pine tree is super cute. they should add a small pine forest for deer

[@bagermaster-club]

To keep the lake clean, it must be regularly cleaned of silt and algae. This can be done with a dirty water motor pump and a Bagermaster suction nozzle.

[@davidwooden4175]

Why ohh why is your video showing up n my feed a day after you posted it? Have to love the KZbin algorithm, even when someone is subscribed and has the notification bell on.

[@portnuefflyer]

I have 70 acres on a mountain side, my proposed pond area is on a 10-12% grade! A pond not very wide, but long is what I have in mind. The stand pipe concept solves the main question I had so far.

[@wingwhacker7500]

I recommend anti-seep collars for the primary spillway or pipe through the dam.

[@Raums]

Love this channel, couldn’t be more remote from my own life in Scotland but really enjoy the videos. Keep it up buddy!

[@benitosalazar3749]

Gorgeous pond.

[@MagicMillwright]

Those are some beautiful ponds!

[@EasyModeFishing]

Spillways always work better but pipe drains usually create a second pond behind the dam that can be very good fishing.

[@andy6043]

I caught a bunch of Bluegill from a pond with that blue crap in it. All of them had deformed tails, some so bad they had no tail fin at all. Don't be fooled by what the manufacturer wants you to believe.

[@DirtRoadLife1]

That’s why I never added any to mine. You’re essentially swimming in chemicals if you add it and then swim in it.

[@andrewsamanthamadison3320]

Awesome video! Love these! This will be fun to watch your pond. Def on my dream list.

[@niltomega2978]

A friend of mine put white sand in the swim area and beach. It was Amazing. Like a real beach

[@clydedenby1436]

The fish at the end just struck me as hilarious.

[@OneEyeCustoms]

Very nice and well done! Loved the pond tours oh and Doug’s wife is a very lucky lady, he is a handsome dude.😜

[@HometownAcres]

Hahahaha

[@calebparker8236]

Man these are gorgeous

[@DocRaunchy]

I can see the beauty of such ponds and the chill factor of these, but how many days of the year you will really have the time to benefits of its existence? Count swimming, fishing, relaxing, BBQ, ice hockey. How many days will you spend in maintenance to make it look pretty ( water, beach, grass, plants, cleaning )? I am a lazy f..k, so don´t listen to me. lol Live your dreams, Adam. You are doing great.

[@HometownAcres]

Thanks, the biggest thing I’m looking forward to is skating in the winter. Not much else to do outdoors that time of year so skating will be a reason to get outside

[@barbaradee5191]

IMO one of the very best things to do it you have the land for it is to build a pond/lake. Humans have always liked to live next bodies of water as it is somehow relaxing just to view it

[@craigwilson9560]

Adam, it is great tonget out there and visit other ponds and find out what works and what doesn't. Those are 3 wonderful ponds. Ours is built with runoff going in and a stand pipe leading to a ditch and down seep tile to the big ditch. We are able to mow just like this. We pit in rip-rap to around it to keep it from eroding away. Looking forward to watching the next video of ponds! Are you having it professionally built or are you going to be doing it yourself? Either way best of luck designing your pond!,

[@BeautifuLakesStreamsBiologists]

If you are going to look at a local pond to compare, only look at those that are at least 15 years old. The ponds in this video will eventually have weed problems. Only older ponds have stood the test of time.

[@rogerhuber3133]

Very interesting video. I have a farm pond that needs help and I got some good ideas from this video. These were all beautiful ponds.

[@twbishop]

@8:50 of course, there is a lot of effort to keep the grounds around the pond manicured and planted with shrubs + small trees. "natural" ponds are more unkempt, both around the water and in the water. @11:16 but the rich silt should be a valuable resource for planting and gardening. shale rock could be used to fill ditches downstream. the erosion will occur regardless of the dam.

[@Lmaxk007]

Beautiful!

[@rickschaaf2786]

I want to see the mower someone uses to mow all that grass. Good lord

[@mikeadams2339]

That may be a video by itself?

[@jakestaehr3784]

Bama bass brought me here!

[@HometownAcres]

Oh yeah? Did he mention us in a video or something?

[@monmixer]

Beautiful property, some one is lucky and worked hard. It's east just keeping that mowed. Let alone the rest.

[@larrypadilla2809]

The ravine fill it with tree 🐸 frogs yes😊😊😊

[@S_igorem]

Fantastic job, I am so building Pound ! But my is small 😕

[@jeffduncan2942]

Those small ponds would be great to store minnows and shad

[@mrgamer3941]

Can we get his farm tour it is very tastefully made i want to get some ideas for mine.

[@sydneymcconnaughhay5947]

I'm confused with all the info., but what amazing ponds,take notes and references them. Great viedo, from Fl ,😁

[@andrewwhite6617]

Oh I see a purple martin house 🏠 💜

[@djs1244]

that 1st pond was incredible

[@gulldaw272]

Absolutely stunning stuff. Would love to build a pond one day.

[@dimaur3697]

great ponds

[@FredericEffe]

nice learning process

[@PatrickPrejusa]

thank you for this video. i really needed this input

[@jerryl6925]

That is the perfect pond. I really like the small island so small animals can hide from predatorswindmill was unnecessary. Spillway. First pond

[@Aiken47]

You could keep geese, raise them from goslings, they’ll guard the pond and keep the grass trimmed.

[@BeautifuLakesStreamsBiologists]

The ponds and lakes we design look quite a bit different from these "perfect" ponds. There is a reason why.

[@tb91506]

You will need some sort of stand pipe for depth control and and emergency spillway, i suggest you talk to the engineer (who did your erosion control plan) and the people/person doing the grading work for you and use their experience and advice.

[@rickvaughan8993]

I agree with the emergency spillway. Had a place with a 2 acre pond. It had a stand pipe and a spillway. Had a probably once in a lifetime torrential rain fall. The spillway was a white water rafting area for a short time. Most likely without the spillway that dam would have been washed out and the pond drained.

[@rabidhellhound9714]

Where is this? It looks beautiful and green. And hilly. Really ideal place to live.

[@maybememory1]

How much did these two ponds cost to do yourself?

[@charlesmach7511]

My idea of the perfect pond would have an island green with a flag stick. About a 100 yd shot to the green.

[@dch923ster]

I'm with you on this , I'm thinking TPC Sawgrass #17

[@cmackscott761]

I wonder how long it would take to mow the entire lawn with a reel push mower?

[@damantrip2874]

I think to have clear water ponds you have to dig deeper. The silt eventually would settled down not easily disturbed.

[@paulajimenez6625]

COOL. FROM LONDON. GRACIAS

[@philipbacon3743]

IMO the nicest pond/s are the 'Ponds in the Woods' at 11 minutes. More interesting than the others... better for wildlife...and where are the pond plants?😮‍💨

[@pauldow1648]

In our city you have to have a permit to make a pond on your property. One factor is - Any construction must consider runoff to other adjoining property as well as runoff onto ones own property.

[@wdwdHenry9022]

In sweden we build a Sauna if there is water for bathing all year around. Prerebably with a good wood heater.

[@gregkahle9046]

Excellent info!

[@leolldankology]

Thanks for the dam information and dam pictures.