A few weeks ago we moved the sludge and clay dug out of our pond last year, as it had dried enough. We hired a very small dozer with wide tracks that didn't sink into the still sticky parts underneath. Had the clay and sludge pushed up against the back slope of the new part of the dam and smoothed and tapered. The back slope there now has about a 5:1 slope on the SE end gradually tapering toward the spillway on the NE end to an excess of 10:1 slope. It makes the pond have the appearance of a totally dug out pond when approached from the east or NE. It is going to be very easy to mow next year compared to most of this year, and no danger of the new part of the dam blowing out.
