I finally was able to contact the previous owner! After they dug it out in 2011, the did NOT stock it and she was under the assumption that there were no fish in it until I told her today.
That does change things on my end. I was going to have a hard time doing work on a pond if it was stocked, if it didn't leak and if it was deep enough to prevent a winterkill.
There are two ponds to my north that drain into my BOW and I'm assuming that is where the fish came from.
Also, the 4" PVC pipe that drains into the 48" culvert drain is as loose as a goose. I can easily, from the boat, rotate it. I didn't play with it very much. If it were to pop loose I would lose about 2 feet of water very quickly.
I did get the name of the construction company that dug it out in 2011 and I will be giving him a call tomorrow to consult.
I'll be posting more pics in the next few days as well.
Thanks for the replies so far. I am definitely going to add a silt pond to my north no matter what I do to this current pond. :-)
Cheers!
