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Fish pond is low on one side, how can I raise it?

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Raising low side of fish pond

When I built my I dug one side lower than the other.  I should have done a better job planning but was in a hurry.  Now I need to figure out a way to raise the low side up to be even with the high side in order to raise the .  What can I use and hopefully be able to do this without it overflowing.

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3 Responses to "Fish pond is low on one side, how can I raise it?"

  • pondlady says:
    August 30, 2010 at 6:00 am
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    You can use bricks under the liner. Make them the height you need, then cover with soil. Now put the liner over them. I would also fold the liner over back toward the pond with flat rocks in between the two layers. If you do that all the way around the water will cover up all the liner and the pond looks completely natural.

  • sciencegravy says:
    August 30, 2010 at 6:00 am
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    It would be WAY easier to drain the thing, and dig deeper, then bringing down the edge on the "high" side to match the "low" side.

    Trying to raise one side up above ground level will take concrete and a good liner.

  • renpen says:
    August 30, 2010 at 6:00 am
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    I assume that you put a liner in the pond. If you left enough overlap on the edge you pond you could lay the liner over something like a railroad ties as an example or whatever gives you the height that you want. If you don’t have enough liner on the edge I would guess that you may have to drain the pond and rethink the design.

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