Pond management

Managing Ponds and Lakes for Aquaculture and Fisheries in Missouri: Establishing Hybrid Sunfish in Ponds for Recreation

Managing Ponds and Lakes for Aquaculture and Fisheries in Missouri: Pond Dynamics and Water Quality Considerations

Managing Ponds and Lakes for Aquaculture and Fisheries in Missouri: Fish Selection and Stocking for Sport Fishing

Managing Ponds and Lakes for Aquaculture and Fisheries in Missouri: Pond Construction and Management Considerations

Missouri weather in 2025: From bitter cold to flash drought

Published January 21, 2026

Maximize your pond's potential

Published February 23, 2024

MU Extension helps young fisherman make a difference

Published December 18, 2023

How to manage drought-stressed ponds

Published August 2, 2022

Ponds — Planning, Design, Construction

This handbook describes the requirements for building a pond. It is useful to the landowner for general information and serves as a reference for the engineer, technician, and contractor

Daniel Downing

Extension Specialist for Water Quality; State Coordinator of SARE

Todd Lorenz

Field Specialist in Agronomy

Valerie Tate

Field Specialist in Agronomy

Publications

Managing Ponds and Lakes for Aquaculture and Fisheries in Missouri: Establishing Hybrid Sunfish in Ponds for Recreation

Managing Ponds and Lakes for Aquaculture and Fisheries in Missouri: Pond Dynamics and Water Quality Considerations

Managing Ponds and Lakes for Aquaculture and Fisheries in Missouri: Fish Selection and Stocking for Sport Fishing

Managing Ponds and Lakes for Aquaculture and Fisheries in Missouri: Pond Construction and Management Considerations

News

Missouri weather in 2025: From bitter cold to flash drought

Maximize your pond's potential

MU Extension helps young fisherman make a difference

How to manage drought-stressed ponds

Resources

Ponds — Planning, Design, Construction

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