“Water spiders skitted on pondweed wetness and big black benign gnats hung in the air.”
“The only enjoyment you can get from these sports is the occasional deb resurfacing from a murky lake covered in pondweed and slime.”
“There'd be some pondweed, lotus and water lily, but you could still take a boat out here and fish.”
ponding
(construction, geology) The excessive accumulation of water at low-lying areas that remains after 48 hours after the end of rainfall under conditions conducive to drying.