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Video of the PondThe video clip is 831KB and will take approximately 6 minutes to load over a 28K modem If you don't see a video, you may need to install Quicktime The pond is 100 feet across and 10 feet deep at the deepest part under the waterfall. The pond loses a half inch of water a day due to evaporation, approximately 2000 gallons a day. The pond is filled from our well at the rate of about 4 inches a day. The water temperature when filled in February was about 43°F. By May the temperature was around 60°F and in the beginning of June the temperature is about 70°F. The pond is about 700 feet from our home at the bottom of a gentle slope (see the beginning of the video). It was constructed by digging out a big hole, lining the hole with a plastic liner, then covering the liner with river rock. The sides of the pond are slightly built up to prevent muddy water running down the hill from entering the pond. The beach was made using local Arizona sandstone since loose sand would slide down the plastic liner. There are two waterfalls for water circulation and aeration. The waterfalls are fed from pumps in two boxes along the shoreline. Alongside the big waterfall is a jumping rock about 5 feet above the waterline. The last part of the video is taken from atop this rock. The water is clear enough to see the bottom and has a slight greenish tint from algae. Unlike a swimming pool, the pond is self regulating and doesn't require filtering or chemicals. You can see pictures of the pond construction. This video was taken with the Sony DCR-VX700 Digital Handycam, transferred digitally to the Sony PCG-Z505HS laptop with built-in firewire port, and edited with Adobe Premiere. June 3, 2000 |