How do you design a pond that won't overflow in heavy rain?

I am planning to dig a small pond probably about 8 ft by 6 ft. It will have
a small waterfall and a skimmer. In heavy rain, is there a way to keep the
pond from overflowing?

"" wrote:

> I am planning to dig a small pond probably about 8 ft by 6 ft. It will have
> a small waterfall and a skimmer. In heavy rain, is there a way to keep the
> pond from overflowing?
>
Well, really no. You just have to plan for where it will overflow.

San Diego Joe
4,000 - 5,000 Gallons.
Koi, Goldfish, and RES named Colombo.

On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:51:38 CST, San Diego Joe <> wrote:

>"" wrote:
>
>> I am planning to dig a small pond probably about 8 ft by 6 ft. It will have
>> a small waterfall and a skimmer. In heavy rain, is there a way to keep the
>> pond from overflowing?
>>
>Well, really no. You just have to plan for where it will overflow.
>San Diego Joe

Yep, either have a slightly lower end, or better, for more control, put in
an over flow pipe. For my lily pond we plan to build it into the filter
barrels since it is a formal pond, from the filter barrels overflow can run
out onto the lawn. ~ jan
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Zone 7a, SE Washington State
Ponds: www.jjspond.us

On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 20:54:33 CST, wrote:

>I am planning to dig a small pond probably about 8 ft by 6 ft. It will have
>a small waterfall and a skimmer. In heavy rain, is there a way to keep the
>pond from overflowing?

When I was building I was advised to build an overflow point that went
between stones as opposed to an open chute the fish could swim out.
As important as overflow, don't build in such a way as to allow
rainwater run off to flow into the pond either.

Regards,

Hal