On 20 Oct 2006 08:18:40 -0700, "BP" wrote:

Hey everyone I have a question for ya'll

I have a pond and a creek, to a hidden pond layout. When I run the
pump, the upper pond fills up and runs down the creek. I say fills up
because when the pump isn't running, it settles about 4 inches. If I
adjust the part that goes into the creek, the pond will overflow its
banks. Same with the creek, I run it right to the edge of flooding.

When the pump is off, everything settles down a few inches. Any
suggestions on how to keep the pond and creek from overflowing, and
still raise the waterlevel?

Am I understanding correctly, that everything is where you want it to be,
up to the top, when the pump is running? If so,

Keep the pump running, or install a gate/weir so you can close it when the
pump is off so pond won't empty into creek. No way can you prevent water
from running downhill when the pump is off though. ;-) ~ jan
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