Hello,

I'm planning on building a sport fishing pond on a 10 acre property in MO. In my area in MO, the MO Department of Conservation states that a 10:1 watershed to pond area ratio is needed. I've had a couple different contractors visit the site and provide estimates and I've been told the land will only support a .5 acre pond all the way up to a 1.5 acre pond. I now do not know which direction to turn as I don't want to build too small and I don't want to build too large...both are a waste of money.

Is there anyone that can assist in measuring watershed area?

Thanks for you assistance,
Pete