I have an interesting area on my property where water comes down through some rocks and into an area where it pools and then it continues on down the hill in a small stream. I have heard tell of the illegality of damming such a stream to create a pond (at least where I live in Massachusetts), but I think I might be able to make some improvements to encourage the pooling of the water where it already does. I was thinking of digging the area out a bit and then putting a pond liner in the bottom. Do those of you with pond experience think that would help at all? I could weigh the pond liner down with large stones/rocks and it would create a bottom to an existing pond area. I could then add a little to an existing dam (created by some downed trees and just the lay of the land), not to dam the water completely but to encourage it to pool there. Any other suggestions?
The fact that it is already moving water suggests to me that I wouldn't need to clean it out. It loses water in the winter and regains it in the summer, so it is probably wet now but not full (I haven't looked recently).
The fact that it is already moving water suggests to me that I wouldn't need to clean it out. It loses water in the winter and regains it in the summer, so it is probably wet now but not full (I haven't looked recently).
