farm pond

Livestock watering hole

A farm pond is a small body of water constructed on agricultural land, typically for watering livestock, irrigation, or fish farming.

Unlike natural ponds, farm ponds are deliberately built by damming a low area or excavating soil: The cattle gathered at the farm pond every afternoon.

They often serve multiple purposes—water storage, erosion control, and recreation.

Related

muddy banks · bullfrog · red-winged blackbird · dragonfly · irrigation · spillway · algae · minnows · lily pads · pasture · duck · heron · watershed · bass · murky · reflection · summer afternoon · livestock

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origin/formation

farm pondnatural lake

Unbuilt freshwater basin

glacial lake · oxbow lake · crater lake · natural pond · natural pool

scale

farm pondocean

Massive saltwater body

sea · reservoir · inland sea · Great Lakes · lake

setting/context

farm pondmunicipal water supply

Government-provided drinking water

swimming pool

Family

farm, pond, farms, farmed, farming, farmer, farmers, farmland, farmhouse

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G