Almost finished with inside of pond. Back side of dam needs grading and big pile of topsoil placed around, and a little cleanup of clods all around the inside and outside of pond. Need to raise the dam about 4 inches in one area about 40 feet long. We quit digging at just over 8 feet as we were starting to get a little bit of rock in the clay. Going to pack the bottom tomorrow with a very heavy wheeled tractor, but I don't think it will do much. The bottom clay is so hard that the newer grouser bars on the dozer hardly make an impression in it. A sheep's foot roller wouldn't make much of a dent either. The water line will only stand about 32 inches above natural ground on the low side at full pool, so there won't be a lot of pressure on the dam, which is much much wider than tall.
