Full pond

Full pond is an American phrase used to describe the water level of a lake, reservoir or other body of fresh water when the level is just below the spillway, or is otherwise at a maximum, sustainable and safe level.

Technically, a body of water can have a water level higher than full pond when the inflow of water into the body greatly exceeds the outflow (such as during a heavy rain event), even if the body of water is not at full flood level. Most lakes and reservoirs have the ability to lower the level of the lake even when it is already significantly below full. This is used for flood prevention during periods of high (or potentially high) inflow to prevent flooding and to prevent water from breaching containment when it is expected the body of water will soon exceed full pond status.

See also

• High water mark
• Hydroelectric power

Ponds, pools and puddles
Ponds	Ash pond Balancing lake Ballast pond Beel Cooling pond Detention pond Dew pond Evaporation pond Facultative lagoon Garden pond Ice pond Immersion pond Kettle pond Log pond Melt pond Mill pond Raceway pond Retention pond Sag pond Salt evaporation pond Sediment pond Settling pond Solar pond Stabilization pond Stepwell Stew pond Stormwater management pond Polishing pond Tailings Tarn Treatment pond Waste pond
Pools	Anchialine pool Brine pool Natural pool Plunge pool Reflecting pool Spent fuel pool Stream pool Swimming pool Tide pool Vernal pool
Puddles	Bird bath Coffee ring effect Puddle Puddles on a surface Seep puddle
Biota	Beaver dam Duck pond Fish pond Goldfish pond Koi pond
Ecosystems	Freshwater ecosystem Lake ecosystem Lentic ecosystem Aquatic ecosystem
Related topics	Aerated pond Bakki shower Big fish–little pond Body of water Full pond Hydric soil Phytotelma Water aeration Pond of Abundance Pond liner Ponding Puddle (M C Escher) Spring Swimming hole Water garden Water Lilies (Monet) Water well