I would recommend that you raise the edges of the pond several inches to
force the water to go around the pond. Runoff will carry fertilizer from
the yard into the pond and make a mess. It will also take any weed killer,
bug killer, etc. and kill fish and plants. Plants placed around the pond
will conceal the fact that it is slightly raised.
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RichToyBox
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html
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From an aesthetics point of view I have an ideal spot near the back of our
house that can be seen from our deck, patio and kitchen window. It's
about
15-20 feet out from the house. However, my yard slopes downward toward
the
house with the slope leveling out around the proposed pond location. The
yard slopes downward very slightly from the house toward this location.
In
other words, it's a subtle low spot, not a sizable indentation in the
yard.
It looks like a natural spot for a pond to be given this grading but I'm
concerned about possible negative impact of rain run off. I don't see
puddles in this spot so the draining seems good. Any thoughts?

Thanks.