mos-m: nl Inml, pond. naalsh, dnd padana lal range-
land Thn ml. all llaa lunsl lmmclly zhmem as lla
paodlaza (lean wnlcv dl good numem qnamy (o absom
wastes lloln llsh and UV“! planl nssoaaales, 1nd lo
pmvlde a vanfly ul lllods mlher lly (as Inn!) or
andamly (as lnscd bod": and llnssl lo [he pond ln
mum

The rule al lhe nlalsh as lo pmvlde a nth hahllal ldl
lands and nusuua w llu| ponds and In: Iowa! ulna-cl
phosphales, and ma! all HIe meadnk ll» pmvlde lol
sdlnd mammals and planls lhdl mlmd wllh halh lolesl
and mm Gwen uul w.» dlslanpaaash Inur whens or
(Dmpnnem assanlhlaas ldpan WINK, analsh. pmalae,
lanesll an daal nalasnlc, we an have bolh slnaph- edge
ollea-ls and DIME! (ompkx edgL-s lnvulvmg andle man
Iwo]ul|mmls

As a aollnd llplala- ldl suhhumld or hallnld mas,
pelndps we used mmelhmg llkz \5% pond, plus 15%
lnalsh (Cnmlgnuusl, plus 30-60% ldldsl. and a
Rmimder an meadow map, at pasmlv "ll—m all lhe
lolall Mommer. we Med and lmsl upsln‘lm nl.
dowmlmnm ['mmmnd ladlween our ponds, lna naaashes
alpslalana 0! and ln nae ponds, and pnsloae M prime «3
dcwnsh’ellm and landnm palches, when lms are
dalllnall lo gmw We lpdld Pt‘rhllp: link me Mhalv wllh
n ldnlplu nl ,wnnnnanl or mlcnnifltm dlalals, sln-ana»,
(anals, and walks lFxguR msl

We (an oven dellnc soma- Ideal lnaesls, pznly an mans
ol sale and A’ male, and Pauly ln lelalaon lo we pond
company“ Kwer led gum, some mhzr enaalypls, and
sonal legummm mes ploladl an unnamed phmphak‘
da-ap lmm nln mrnughlall They laolong duse lo llla-
waluways and walea :dgcs Many llhlolas.mol.d
wlllow and clasllamla specm elllher need, 07 lo
phosphates ml [\‘kmg an “‘0 dowmmum 10ml: So
do lmshwaw musseb. “my belong an and an: (unllnrd
ad Ill: pond

Wu can see anally opponmmlci ldl sanslble local
dnslgn, encouraged by pasl salceessu lanaalbmae
duck, and sllkwdanas an the chlnese calpepon
mlnplaa). Hal/In; discussed the serles, orduil
inmdifinns, and laydaals lal ponda, w. an insider
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Figuu am shaws llaa plan D'saml pondsof75 Squall?
lnzlaes lsllalale dads) They halt: equal dzplh, minim
(he saane vohmle pl wdle. ldnd lhe sanae quality a!
water], and dlllel an. Iy an lhell mnhgunuon dl
gmund plan. l'ond A l5 an ladaalsl has ahdall 32 an or
edge, or mlgin Fund B, whlth as 37.5 m long and 2 an
wllde has sl m m mirgm, and pond c 15 2 an wade and
75 la long walh 153 ln dl margm. All dad made below
grade, nl walh wide banks, lndacaled by Ihz lhan lanes,
llals -halo w. M" call llae zone or EDGE EFFECY
NM: lhdl B .and c dallnl pmlnundly an lhal lhl
lK‘Cupw; unly 31mm ol “‘9 laeld ln whlch B lads,
m the lacld Endnsed by lhe lolds ol c

l.l~l als mmldu lhnl a Inge panponlnn all lhd plnnas

  

   

 

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annand all lhw ponds ran ha .alha-l mlen Dy, ol wlll
nasl mginbms lhal (all ho dalpn by. lhe ommvomus
lash no hm plmd an (he ponds ll ls .l um: obvluus
lhal pond a pnaaadls 2 a. um. and L pull/Ides 5 [nuts
lha- laud all pond A m om umnnmb. and thil lhv land
Mound pond c wll do nlaach helm a! lhas lhan lne
holds nlnund A or B Mdmnln whale» pond A as .alhel
srllrmulnlm‘d and annallhla, pond a as h'nsllv
pdalalaonnl. anal pond c vaslly ulmpaflmenhhsfld laal
pluallvl llow rnnd c ls lndnxl a Very flcxlbll- pond an
MC?) w.\_\‘

raallhal, al our pondsado vegemllun gruw: over me
Fund tdgc [or a anodasl lls m, lhnal al “(eds mfly sum:
25 squirm malls of pand A, ball reaches hall way across
pond I! and clear anw pland c Thus, al llals as 0!
bend-fl land we can deslgn ll lo he so), pond c benems
by a ldaaaal lal 3 times more lhan does pond A

Again, ll w: wlsh |a pin-flion any or all 0! lha ponds
«5mg a sal ol Mo l mene sqlam slugs. we pd dnlv l
ln dl bank an pond A ln our new Em'lflsum. ball dny
analallnl BI hanh ln pand a lwalh 2 panallons-l and lhe
saana m pond c (mm 3 panallonsl depending on our
damn-d ends lm ripaae 13.1!)

Gmn modem nanchanery, or even ylrk Mud shawl,
all dad Equally may ‘0 (ansmln However, as alp l0 l5
or mum lands an namlal load Is Avallabln na pond c,
aaaaa detlsmn ls a sample one "m: as ml! lafl
musldenllon' long ndlmw ponds ran lal aasaly on
slopes, and as ladaayas (My ldn bcslepvped nnd sucked
Whlle melalal ponds can be stacked, lney mm naoae
xmunslble. dud as slopas sleepvn, mane expufiwe (u
bulld So why an anosl fish ponds we see round or
square’ Pmbably heads. w. med d (cmpass and ruler
m dbig“ lhl-nl, {Miler man spand . llllla- laano on lhe
(«insldflahun l)! slanalr more lansal and lllaelnldled
aanplaa-alalan~

rhm .lllv sonoaas dmw ndals n. laaaaol pond» nn lrdky

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