No need to spend the big bucks. You can get the same look with.. get this...a dust pan! That's how we built ours. simple construction, stack 4 cinder blocks, 2 wide and 2 high or however high you want. cover with liner making sure the front edge goes into the pond. Use foam sealant to secure the dust pan in place, make sure it's level. Use the handle of the dust pan to secure your pipe, we taped ours. stack rock around to conceal the block and Voila, a spillway.

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That is genius, queensizeponder.

I was trying to think of something that would give me fall like that but that I could stick lettuce & hyacinth in as well. Couldn't find anything that would work, so we just left it at the whiskey barrel liner with spout.

Ok, I bought a small 18" preformed black streamlet (with a 5" spillway) for $9 at Menards and will attempt to build my new waterfall first thing tomorrow.

Here is my plan.

1. Build a 1 to 1.5 ft tall curved wall with assorted stones and foam sealant behind where I want to build the falls.
2. Backfill the space with dirt and pack it well.
3. Shape a bowl in the top of the mound that will allow the small streamlet to sit level and a couple of lower levels falling down to the top of the pond.
4. Cover all of this with a small liner that will extend down into the pond over the pond liner, seal the top liner to the pond liner with foam sealant to keep it from floating
5. Position the streamlet on top of the liner and secure it with foam sealant so it is level
6. Using more stones and foam sealant, I will fill in around the streamlet and down to the pond to disquise the liner.
7. Not certain about whether or not I want to spread small river rock randomly around the larger stones to make it look more natural. I would have to do this quickly after applying the foam sealant which is plyable for only 15 minutes

Any thoughts about the plan?

Well, I worked hard on Saturday to rebuild my waterfalls. While I wondered if I was making a mistake the entire time, once I got most of the rocks and the streamlet in place (with expanding foam) I knew I was onto something. I am sitting here next to the open window and listening to the sound of water. It is the most wonderful sound to relax by. I still have some work to do to finish the waterfall, but by next weekend, I hope to see the finished product. I have some new plants to put around the pond and will use small river rock to fill in between the stone perimeter of the pond and will feel like I have accomplished so much. My fish are still in the 20 gallon tank in the house, but in a few days they will be back in the pond.

Thank you QueenSizePond! I was thinking of using a cheap plastic snow shovel but this is so much better!!!

Im just reading these comments and having a chuckle - to Queensizeponders dust pan.. as we just did our pond yesterday and used a painter's tray for the waterfall. It works perfectly. The pipe screwed in the back of the 'deep' part of the tray which we also used to fill with aqua filter stuffing...