Natural water on land ?

[BBH]

Does anyone know if you can merge a natural pond to a river ? There is only rainwater entering both but these days you can't take anything for granted.

 

[Spring Feather]

I'm not sure exactly what you mean. Do you mean redirecting part of a river to run through the pond and then out the other side, or do you mean digging a channel from the pond to the river? Either way both can be done, although you may have to check with the rivers body in your country, however if you are only channeling the pond to the river then the pond will be dry for most of the year.

 

[stencilface]

I would suspect they are already linked chemically through the groundwater, but obviously linking them woudl lead to pondlife being able to be washed into the river (frogs, newts, inverts etc). But again depends if you're just using the link to drain the pond, or linking either end to use the river as a flush for the pond. I would look on the environment agency website for info, or if its small/unnoticeable enough (I don't know what pond/river size etc) then just link them up

 

[BBP]

The EA website (assuming you are in England) is, to put it tactfully, not the easiest to find the information you want. I would contact their national customer contact centre who, if they can't answer your question directly will put you in contact with your local appropriate team. There are things like flood risk and water resources to consider, as well as any potential contamination that may be present that could affect the watercourse.

 

[BBH]

Thanks everyone. No sinister reason for doing so its just
I've seen an award winning garden where the owners planted around their water to create the most beautiful haven for wildlife with specific plants etc and I'm feeling inspired.