Got 2 ponds.
One within rock throwing distance of the back deck. The other, well if I really get my arm behind that rock, I might hit the edge from the deck.
There is a drainage ditch (non-roadway drainage) about 100yrds from the back deck. It is constantly running, and turns into a small stream in heavy rains.
Then there is the brook. It is a good 1/4 to 1/2 mile from the house. I have a serious of walking trails I use to walk the dogs that goes back there. I can hump it out there with two 5gal buckets and lids. Is it a chore? Yep. But I have done it before. That is where I sometimes get the livestock’s water from.