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Farm Ponds and Fish and Wildlife

Farm Ponds and Fish and Wildlife. Ponds provide fish and wildlife habitat. Leave shallow water pond margins or “shelves” with submerged and emergent vegetation - good for wildlife such as waterfowl Manage the pond for fishing NC Wildlife biologists can assist, call us! www.ncwildlife.org.

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Farm Ponds and Fish and Wildlife

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  1. Farm Pondsand Fish and Wildlife

  2. Ponds provide fish and wildlife habitat • Leave shallow water pond margins or “shelves” with submerged and emergent vegetation - good for wildlife such as waterfowl • Manage the pond for fishing • NC Wildlife biologists can assist, call us! www.ncwildlife.org

  3. Site selection is the most important step! High quality and rare species habitats should be avoided. Again, we can help!

  4. Avoid streams - build it off-line and use stream intake or shallow groundwater! Partial stream flow diversion preferred to on-line dams.

  5. Some Implications of on-line stream impoundments: • Aquatic life barrier • Stream, wetland, and riparian losses • Stream flow reduction • Listed species impacts • Sediment trapping (+/-) • Organic material trapping (aquatic food base) • Warming and water quality changes

  6. Maintain Water Quality and Stream Flow • “Cool-water release” riser outlet (standard in trout waters) • Perforate inner pipe of riser outlet to maintain minimum outflow (downstream neighbors have a right to water under state doctrine) Riser diagram - http://www.ncwildlife.org/Fishing/documents/PONDMAN5.PDF) Perforated riser - http://www.abe.msstate.edu/csd/NRCS-BMPs/pdf/water/quality/det_devices.pdf

  7. Remember that an impoundment will catch mud too – they are in-stream sediment basins!

  8. So, landowners may want to pursue riparian improvement in the watershed.

  9. Permits and conditions • In addition to location and design considerations, construction may be subject to seasonal restrictions to protect sensitive aquatic life (moratoria) • Fish stocking permit may be required (15A NCAC 10C .0209)

  10. Give us a call! Permits or otherwise, WRC staff are pleased to provide technical advice and direction. Coast Maria Dunn 252/948-3916 Piedmont Ron Linville 336/769-9453 Mountain Region Dave McHenry 828/452-0422 x24

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