Artesian Spring Pond: Cleaning Muck & Stabilizing the Bottom

12-ft diameter, 1.5-ft deep artesian pond. Dries late summer. Clay bottom = ankle-deep muck. Want gravel/river rock for firmer bottom. Will it sink?

No base = no support. The rock disappears.

Silt/organics will reaccumulate. Install a pond skimmer (like a pool skimmer) on one edge, plumbed to outflow. Removes debris before it settles.

Small artesian ponds are gems. Clean the slate once; maintain with a skimmer.

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