Dew pond

Typical example of downland dew pond near Chanctonbury Ring, West Sussex.
50°53′47″N 0°23′23″W / 50.896293°N 0.389756°W / 50.896293; -0.389756

A dew pond is an artificial pond usually sited on the top of a hill, intended for watering livestock. Dew ponds are used in areas where a natural supply of surface water may not be readily available. The name dew pond (sometimes cloud pond or mist pond) is first found in the Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society in 1865.[1] Despite the name, their primary source of water is believed to be rainfall rather than dew or mist.[2][3]

  1. ^ Oxford English Dictionary: dew-pond
  2. ^ Mayhew, Susan (2004). A Dictionary of Geography: Dew Pond (3 ed.). Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-860673-7.
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