Thanks teehjaeh57
a few other calculations I have just been looking at...
a 3 acre pond with an average 10' depth holds ~10,226,430 gallons...
A 40 gpm pump running continuously for 6 months should provide 10,368,000 gallons...
So with no rain, evap, or leakage involved, it should conceivably be full in around 6-7 months...
What else am I missing?