The adventure began on Tues (6/29) and they finished on Sat the 2nd. I talked about springs, well they are either that or it is ground water draining down to the area of the pond. They ended up going down 17ft (didn't have to go that deep)and found blue clay which they used in combination with the yellow clay. I certainly underestimated the amount of dirt coming out of that hole and we were lucky we had 2 acres that we raised 4-5 ft with all the dirt, saving the black dirt for the top. It actually looks fairly natural.
The water has already filled the bottom 8ft of the pond and continues to raise the water level. The thought is that the water is running downhill and exiting about 2 - 3ft below the projected water line. It would seem that it could fill the pond by itself given a few weeks.
Now the work begins on planting some sort of grass around the pond, so I will be looking for recommendations.
Again, I'll post pictures later. Also feel free to comment and offer advise.
