Got the word from NRCS. These soils are inappropriate for my application.

The water table is high and this allows the other ponds in the area. But this WT will vary too much for my needs. A large pond will need watershed levys and this soil won't work for that.

I will keep looking for a suitable property.

I think most of the delay was caused by the holidays and a change of personnel in the local NRCS office.


4 acre pond 32 ft deep within East Texas (Livingston) timber ranch. Filled (to the top of an almost finished dam) by Hurricane Harvey 9/17. Stocked with FHM, CNBG, RES 10/17. Added 35lbs RSC 3/18. 400 N LMB fingerlings 6/18