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Content here about retention and detention in landscape depressions.
Also known as infiltration basins.
==Overview==
Dry ponds are recommended as flood control structures to accommodate occasional excess overflow downstream of other structural BMPs. They should be integrated into the landscape as useful, accessible public space.
==Design==
The surface storage volume of a dry pond is simply determined:
<math>A_{pond}=\frac{\left (RVC_T\times A_{catchment}\right)}{\left ( q\times t_{drawdown}\right )}</math>
[[Flood control]]
[[Flood control]]