Softail: Good luck with that pond. My current plans for my old pond are to take off the topsoil down to where the tree roots are no longer evident across the entire dam so they don't rot in the dam. I'll then probably cut a core trench of sorts in the dam and across the cut out area with the trackhoe. Then pack that core trench as tightly as possible with the trackhoe bucket. Then fill in / pack the cut out area as good as possible. All with good clay. My old pond doesn't have a lot of drainage so it will probably take some time to fill in so the dam will have time to settle before full pressure against it.

Ric: Thanks!

Dave: Yep! ;\)

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