There is a Water Vole, Arvicola terrestris, whose native range is the UK,
Europe and parts of Asia. I can find no mention of its native range
including Alaska, Canada or any part of the North American continent.

There are many types of voles mentioned on the web, just do a Google search
(which is what I did) and you can find more than you ever wanted to know -
AFAIK there is no one "American" vole, there are a number of species found
all over the North American continent (and the whole world), mostly of the
genus Microtus. Most people know them as the "Meadow Vole" or "Field Mouse"
or simply as "mice", although voles tend to have little beady eyes and a
rounded snout unlike what most of us think of as mice. Many of us do have
first hand experience with them! Further, they are land mammals, so I don't
think anyone will have any in their pond unless it's by accident!

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Is there any reference to the American vole on the web.

They are very small (about one ounce) and native to the northwestern part
of North America. Does anyone have any in their pond? Does anyone know
anything first hand about them?