Pond Boss Forums POND CONSTRUCTION Selecting a site Digging a pond. How viable?

As the title suggests, I am curious as to whether or not digging a larger pond, say 2.5 +/- acres, is feasibe and if so, what all considerations need be taken into account?

I'm still a younger man, and this is a project that won't come to fruition until later in life, but I'd like to start setting aside money for a piece of property with which to build a house and have a fishing pond. This site would more than likely be in central OK, where the soil types are red clay-y more often than not.

I realize watershed would be a large concern for digging a pond, as it needs adequate inflow, and areas with adequate inflow are normally already watersheds. But what other considerations need considering?

Also, if anyone has any experience digging a pond, please feel free to chime in!

Any and all insight welcome.

You are in the right place. The most economical way to get a larger pond is finding the right land that does not require hollowing out a 2.5 acre hole, but just creating a dam with some excavation from the water-side and land clearing.

Typically a lay of land like that will have watershed, but of course many factors go into filling a pond that size. Worst-case is requiring a well. Best case is a nice high-flow spring above your water line. Bad case is too much watershed.

First, I'd buy Mike Otto's book, "Just add Water". He covers all the bases. That book will be a smart $36 investment that will save hundreds, maybe thousands of dollars when you actually build your pond.

http://www.pondboss.com/item.asp?id=163&r=store%3Fc%3D8

Just ordered the book myself

I've referred to Mikes book on a lot of occasions.