pond

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-021586",
  "term": "pond",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Small, shallow impoundment of fresh water.\n\n2. A body of water smaller than a lake, often artificially formed.\n\n3. Standing bodies of open water that contribute surface water flow to a water identified in paragraph (1)(i) of this definition in a typical year either directly or through one or more waters identified in paragraph (1)(ii), (iii), or (iv) of this definition. A lake, pond, or impoundment of a jurisdictional water does not lose its jurisdictional status if it contributes surface water flow to a downstream jurisdictional water in a typical year through a channelized non-jurisdictional surface water feature, through a culvert, dike, spillway, or similar artificial feature, or through a debris pile, boulder field, or similar natural feature. A lake or pond, or impoundment of a jurisdictional water is also jurisdictional if it is inundated by flooding from a water identified in paragraph (1)(i), (ii), or (iii) of this definition in a typical year.",
  "subject": "Ecosystems",
  "references": [
    "Nearshore Terrestrial Ecosystems Glossary",
    "USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Regional Hydraulic Geometry Curves Glossary",
    "40 CFR 120.2 (CFR 2020)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/pond/"
}