Draining is made easier by water level control devices. SCS employees will provide free engineering advice on pond construction. Beaver ponds . Beaver ponds are excellent for converting into either green tree reservoirs or Japanese millet feeding areas. If beaver ponds in woodland areas are new and trees are not dead, they can be converted into green tree reservoirs to attract wood ducks without any loss to timber production.
Acorns are a preferred food of wood ducks.
The shallow water area is then attractive to ducks as feeding areas. Diagram for placing drain in beaver pond. Check the area to determine if there is at least 1 acre of shallow water that is 2 to 30 inches deep. Break dam at the existing channel from mid-June to the end of July. Make the break in the form of a narrow, deep V. 3.