Design and Construction of Diversion Ponds for Aquaculture |
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acre pond Advantages No pumping Aquaculture aquifer area of water built bulldozer compacted cut and fill depth dike core dike top dikes Fig dirt distance Diversion ponds downhill dike drainage area drainage canal drainage system embankment pond evaporation feet and build feet high 200 fill calculations Filters find the area fish culture freeboard groundwater ponds herbicides high CO₂ hold water horizontal impermeable earth impermeable layer include topwidth Inside slope land's slope layers of earth loam lower dike Figure maintain water quality major disadvantage Minimum topwidth natural ground Particle Size Permeable layers pipe or canal planned pond bottom pollutant free Disadvantages pond area pond is flushed ponds are usually pure clay sand seep seepage side dike side slopes slope Fig sloping sides small surface area Soil Conservation Service Soil Type Stake topography topsoil trench Usually pollutant free vertical Water flow water level water source water supply water table Watershed Pond