Daphne Howard

Yes, the pond will be in the front of the property where there is already a fairly deep concave to the land right there. We will also be putting a tiny home on the right hand side of the property not 100% sure where yet but the gray water from that will go to the pond and we will plant alot of shade around it to try and prevent evaporation.
Some of the vegetation is mesquite but unfortunately most of the trees have been choked out by desert mistletoe. The ones that are still alive I'm going to cut the mistletoe and i hope they bounce back. 90% of the vegetation is creosote bushes.
I just moved to Avra Valley but I've been living in Mesa Arizona for the past 10 years, and I didn't know about that park so I will have to check that our.
But I'm still not sure what earth works will work well for the area with the main house and driveway built up causing a man made hill. I'm not sure if the contour lines from the picture above will apply well to it our if I should try and do contour around the hill like the natural wash is doing. Any advice is helpful, Thank you.

Hello,
I'm fairly new to permaculture and just recently purchased a 5 acres plot in Avra Valley Arizona, which is just north of Tucson. I have been walking my land everyday and there is a rather large wash, that starts at the south part of the property and curves around and ends in the northeast side. What I would like to know is how can I incorporate this into my earthworks design? We have flattish land but the house was built up to stop flooding. I want to build a pond where the wash starts. I'll include a picture of the property and any advice would be most appreciated, thank you.