Dang! You're going to be moving some serious dirt. That one looks good. How deep will it be?
Wow, this is going to be a serious pond in a beautiful setting.
essup the pond in the picture is only about 11 ft deep it has a solid rock bottom i dont think u could drive a nail in the bottom anywhere. it cored good but when we moved upstream we hit a rock shelf that began at about the front toe. we had to make the pond wider and wider in the upper end to get enough dirt the one we just started will be about 15 ft deep. with 10 or more acres being 4 to 6 ft deep. its targeted for ducks but should make a nice fishing pond also. there is a major creek very close thats why i'm not making it any deeper. dont want to find any sand if i can keep from it
Nice!
Yep, I know all about sand. Unless you are willing to put up with 3'-6' water fluctuation, sand is not a good thing.
WOW! That pond has beautiful contours.
Boy, that is a sweet layout! You need to get us a picture of the finished product once it has water!
i will post mpre pics when full if the owner doesnt but i think he will. i felt like this pond had unlimited potential for fish habitat. just a little money on structure around the cul-d-sac and that point would make a huge difference. with 8 acres having the shallowest spot of 6' and deepest of over 20' then the 12 acres being 2' to 6' for ducks should grow weeds etc. for the minnows to go nuts in should add up to very healthy fish.
Sounds like an awesome project! Has the owner already registered on the forum, or is he planning on doing so down the road? Regardless, tell him congrats on such a great looking project!
i'm not sure but i told him about pond boss and he said he would post it so i sent him pics from start to finish. we were done in august so not sure
Nice looking project, as usual, Tim!
I really like those rock piles.
That's some serious riprap.
Tim, Good job of the concrete structure. Notice he did not put it in the bottom of the pond, but up in shallow water areas where structure for small fish should be located. Smallmouth bass love shoreline areas with large pieces of concrete as used by Tim. Often small contractors look for free places to dump waste pieces of concrete.
been cleaning out ponds but felt it was more feasible to just build a new one in one of the pastures. i want to post it because it is an excellent example of a normal pond that can be built properly for $1.75 per cubic yard. its a classic example of the type of pond the nrcs uses to set their pay rates per cubic yard. no trees, no rocks, never had to move dirt more than 200', excellent material. took a little over 21 hours to move approximately 1650 cy and due the finish work putting the topsoil where its supposed to be back on top. its 14' deep and the dam length is 189' probably around 1/4 acre or so. after fighting mud for a couple of weeks it was a pleasure to build.
Tim- awesome project! I noticed you are located in Osage County and named your file "drummond ponds"...did you do this project for the Drummond Family out of Pawhuska? I am located in Northeast Oklahoma and just was curious...
yes les drummond and sons ranch out of pawhuska and hominy. some of the pond cleanouts under renovating a pond were for tom drummond out of pawhuska. OUTSTANDING people to work for! you will see a lot of pictures on here with their name or a pasture name of theirs on them.
I am familiar with Ladd Drummond...AKA "Marlboro Man"...I am a big fan of his wife...AKA "The Pioneer Woman"...I read her blog and have her cookbook
i dont know ladd very well i think he is chucks soon. i have heard a lot about that cookbook though
recently built 2000 cy spring fed pond 3/4 acre 21 ft deep
Tim!
Good to see you back. I take it you've kept busy in the dry spell? (weather wise that is)
yes very busy and have built a lot of ponds will post some more when i can. started a 13,000 cy pond today i believe to be the best natural fishing pond i have ever seen will post some pics when time allows
above pond done
started this one a few days ago. to rocky for scraper so i'll be here a couple of weeks. very nice location and the nrcs figures came back just shy of 12,000 cy. the limestone is tough but the core is looking good although its crooked due to going around some obstructions to make life and my back happier. 115' of 24" tube with 48" riser and 150' of 6" pipe with a valve to go in the bottom. approx. 120 acres of runoff that gets there real fast.
this will be a very nice pond shaped like a U this is the east prong. Clearing the west prong now its twice as long will get more pics later. There is going to be at least 1,000 ft of limestone bluffs in 4 to 7 ft of water total depth should be around 30 ft. Dam height is 25 ft
Wow, looks like you do great work
Tim is definately one of the guys that I'd have dig a pond if I was in his area.
Tim is definately one of the guys that I'd have dig a pond if I was in his area.
For SURE