In the absence of firm data, Dr. Huner has been trying to convince farmers that they can thwart waders by digging deeper ponds and choking the ponds with vegetation.
The latticework of shallow polygonal mud banks encircling deeper ponds is a key morphological characteristic of Florida Bay.
The pigs - sensibly avoiding the deeper ponds swamping the road - were frolicking in one of the smaller, rain-filled potholes that marked the path ahead like glistening brown cats-eyes.
Given a mixed condition caused by wind or other artificial means, the construction of deeper ponds increases the total mass of DO available for all respiration, causing nighttime DO concentrations to decline at a slower rate, reducing the need for supplemental aeration.
Near the barn, Mr. Bratcher had a 16-foot-deep pond dug.
At least one deep pond, sometimes several, sit next to each house, and are used for bathing, fishing and swimming.
As he spoke, he watched pumps removing from the bottom of the open-pit mine a deep pond of accumulated rainwater and seepage, dyed green by mineral contamination.
The Heritage Trail brochure, published by Tri-Corners Histartinguncil, suggests starting with the intersection of routes 44 and 112, west of Lakeville, where the deep pond of Ore Hill used to be.
The property, which is 40 acres and has a deep pond and views of the Adirondack Mountains, is 45 minutes from Lake Placid and an hour from Saratoga Springs.
The farmhouse sits on 66 acres with paddocks, a spring-fed 17-foot-deep pond, suitable for swimming, with a dock.
