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Calculating Pond Size

Determining Surface Acreage of Rectangular Ponds
The surface acreage equals the length in feet, times the width in feet, divided by 43,560. You can usually regard an irregular shaped pond as a rectangle or square and compute the area from straight boundary lines, which are about equal to your actual shoreline.
If Your Pond is CircularMeasure the total distance in feet around the outer edge of your pond. Multiply this number by itself, and then divide by 547,390. Your answer will equal the surface area of your pond.

Fish Stocking Rates

Stocking Fish Ponds ARTICLE
Fish Management Presentation
Recommended Stocking Rates per acre, of fingerling-size fish for new or renovated ponds:
Bass
Bluegill or Sunfish
Catfish
Minnows
100
400-500
100
500-1000
Stocking White Amur - White Amur are primarily used for controlling vegetation such as Milfoil, Marsh Grass, Pondweed, and Naiad.Stocking Suggestions:
% of Vegetative Cover
# of Amur per Acre
0-20%
2 Amur
20-30%
10 Amur
40-60%
15 Amur
Over 60%
20 Amur

Other Helpful Resources

Comprehensive Pond Info:
  • Ohio Pond Management Handbook
  • OSU Extension Outreach: Ponds, Fisheries, & Aquatic Management
  • Top 5 Inquiries for Ponds PRESENTATION
Fish Kills:
  • Winter Fish Kills on Ponds
Coping with Geese:
  • Conflict Management and Damage Prevention Strategies
  • Human and Goose Conflict presentation
Pond Plant Management:
  • Aquatic Invaders in our Backyard Ponds RESOURCE LIST
  • Chemical Control of Aquatic Plants
  • Most Current Aquatic Herbicide Tables
  • Pond Plants Benefits
  • Pond Plants: Friend or Foe? - Bob Griesmer
  • Using Grass Carp to Control Aquatic Plants
  • Field Guide to Ohio Aquatic Invasive Species
Harmful Algal Blooms:
  • Harmful Algal Blooms: Basic Mitigation & Management
  • Harmful Algal Blooms in Ponds: Causes, Concerns, Management - Eugene Braig
  • Field Guide to Algae and Other "Scums" in Ponds, Lakes, Streams and Rivers - Miriam Steinitz Kannan and Nicole Lenca
  • 2014 OEPA -Algal Toxin Analysis Information
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