"Mike" wrote in message
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What is the best way to clean out the muck and leaves from one's pond?
Doing it by hand is not very efficient. My pond is just under 1000
gallons.

As much as I like the idea of using my shop vac, I don't. It fills up fast
and more importantly I can't control who or what I suck up. I instead like
to drain some water down so I can stand in the pond rather comfortably, and
scoop by hand. I do it once a year in the spring. I dump the muck in a
bucket and plow through it when I am done to be sure I did not scoop anyone
up.

BV.