Photo planning
Plan a pond from a drone photo
Trace the waterline, set measured depths and try an editable 2,990-gallon example.
Articles
Worked example
How big is a 3,000-gallon pond?
Compare a rectangular basin with an irregular pond to see how shelves and slopes change the volume.
Liner planning
What size pond liner do I need?
Work through a 16-by-10-foot pond, including maximum depth, edge allowance and shelves.
Buying list
Your first pond kit: everything one 232-gallon pond actually needed
The complete shopping list from a real build, with what each thing cost, what it was for, and the cycling supplies nobody puts on the box.
Release
Pond Tools 1.0: measure the pond you have, plan the one you don't
The tracer, the layer stack, eight calculators that read your trace, a report, and now a satellite photo source. What version 1 is, and what it is for.
Guide
Planning a Pond from Satellite Photography
A step-by-step guide to drawing a pond over satellite photography, adding ledges, setting depths and reviewing the plan in 3D.
Pond kit comparison: compare a complete kit with the separate parts from one 232-gallon build.