How can you tell if a pond is spring fed, should the water level drop during a long drought?
Question:size of pond 1 - 1 1/2 acres. Water looks milky. No stumps. Located in the panhandle of FL. north of I-10. Water level down by 6 ft. No rain / drought
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I just moved from the panhandle inwhich I lived there 9 years..also had land out by "econfina" The area you live in north of I-10 has a very shallow water table there..sea level about 17 feet above sea level...alot of springs too as you know throught that whole area..if not spring fed, there is definately a shallow water table that aids it, as well as rain..and yes..stream fed or not, the water level can definately drop if the evaporation rate is greater than int's inflow...
could just be water table, but if there are no streams going into it, then it is most likely spring fed.
I would think if the pond were spring fed the it would have an outlet somewhere. Springs can dry up in severe drought conditions. Ponds are down all over the country, except in parts of Texas and Oklahoma, unfortunately for those poor folks
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