A pond is a body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is usually smaller than a lake. They may arise naturally in floodplains as part of a river system, or they may be somewhat isolated depressions (examples include vernal pools and prairie potholes). Usually they contain shallow water with marsh and aquatic plants and animals. A few animals also make ponds, including both alligators and beavers. The type of life in a pond is generally determined by a combination of factors including water level regime (particularly depth and duration of flooding) and nutrient levels, but other factors may also be important, including presence or absence of shading by trees, presence or absence of streams, effects of grazing animals, and salinity.
Humans also make ponds. A wide variety of man-made bodies of water are classified as ponds. Some ponds are created specifically for habitat restoration, including water treatment. Others, like water gardens, water features and koi ponds are designed for aesthetic ornamentation as landscape or architectural features. Fish ponds are designed for commercial fish breeding, and solar ponds designed to store thermal energy.
Standing bodies of water such as puddles, ponds, and lakes are often categorized separately from flowing water courses, such as a brook, creek, stream or river.
Read more about Pond: Technical Definitions, Formation, Characteristics, Conservation and Management, Nomenclature, Uses, Examples, See Also
Other articles related to "ponds, pond":
... Of the two ponds, the western most is the larger of the two and is more formal ... The pond nearest to Pitzhanger Manor on the eastward side of the park has sunken sides, these have been planted with a mixture of ornamental shrubs and bushes ... The pond itself has been made to look as though it is a small gently flowing brook ...
... Goose Pond Scout Reservation is a Boy Scouts of America summer camp operated by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Council ... Goose Pond, the lake around which the whole camp is based, is a 65-plus acre glacial lake surrounded by hillsides of forests rich in evergreens, hardwoods, and other fauna ... Staying at the Pond places Scouts close to many of the sites on the northern end of the Pocono Plateau, Scranton, and the tri-state region ...
... In the centre of the village is the village green which used to be pond ... Some people still refer to this site as the pond ... ” Minor flooding can be seen on Front Street during heavy rain and in 2007 the 'pond' flooded causing the road to be closed ...
... The boat pond is mistakenly referred to as a duck pond by many local residents because it is frequented during the summer by ducks and is rarely used for recreational model boats ... However, the pond has no aquatic or plant life forms (excluding weeds protruding through former cracks in the seal) to support ducks ...
... Cedar Pond is a small oval-shaped pond in the town of Lakeville, Massachusetts ... The pond is primarily used for irrigating nearby bogs and farmland ...
Famous quotes containing the word pond:
“In the right stage of the weather a pond fires its evening gun with great regularity.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“What if all ponds were shallow? Would it not react on the minds of men? I am thankful that this pond was made deep and pure for a symbol. While men believe in the infinite some ponds will be thought to be bottomless.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)