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My misses wants a 60x30 pond in the back area.I did the websoil survey and it came up GUTHRIE SILT LOAM. I noticed that the rain water seems to stay back there unless I cut it into the drain ditch. We have a bigger pond a stones throw away in the wood next to our property with the same GUTHRIE SILT LOAM on the web site. That pond is very clear. Just wondering if anyone can tell me if I am wasting my time with a pond in that area before I rent the dozer to dig some test holes.
Thank you in advanced
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Hello Riffraff and welcome to Pond Boss, hang on and one of the experts should be along to answer your question.
Last edited by jeffhasapond; 03/05/09 09:13 AM. Reason: HA! First one to post. Take that Theo!
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You're not getting an expert here. I googled it and found that it drains poorly so might hold water OK. If you have a pond close to it that is of the same strata and holds water, I think you should be OK.
BTW, one site I found said that the land was worth $2 to $10 per acre. Take that to the County Tax Appraiser.
Last edited by Dave Davidson1; 03/06/09 07:24 AM.
It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.
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Welcome to the site riffraff
The best indicator is another pond on the same property.
Not sure what your plan is, but a dozer is not the cheapest way to dig a test hole. Try post hole diggers or backhoe.
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To the best of my knowledge, soil maps are always fairly coarse wrt the size of you pond on your property. They can't accurately predict what will be encountered over each piece of ground a dam may go. That is one reason test holes are imperative to avoid wasting really big money trying to put a pond in the wrong soil.
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