No water features here YET -- I don't count the bird bath in the front yard as a water feature.
I have an idea for a water feature or two, but my reality check bounced twice. First, when my local pond guy told me how much money it would take to create my first idea, and then when my local code compliance guy told me the depth limits before I would need a 6' fence around my entire yard.
So I revised my first idea, but my water features are on hold. Until that magic someday.....
Someday, the drainspout on the front garage corner will flow through my rainbarrel and then under the as-yet non-existent retaining wall and into a bog pond. From there, the excess will flow into a manufactured stream/brook/creek that winds along the edge of one of my tree/shrub beds, with small waterfall effects along the way. When it hits the bottom, it will be recycled back up to the top.
The stream/brook/creek would be at least 25' long (it's a big front yard), and I'm thinking at least 3' wide. It will be shallow, because I refuse to fence in my front yard -- as to how shallow? I don't remember the number the code guy gave me, so will research that again when I'm ready to build.
I've had to push it to a back burner because I have some things that *have* to be dealt with first (some trees to take out, etc). But someday...
