ok thank you for the input. I dont know how long ago he plugged it. Imagine it was 10 years ago. So I know the design max depth was 12 ft per old blue prints I am told. I don't know how much it is silted up. water is pretty clear, its a foot or two at the banks and tapers off. Visually, the pond edges are not overgrown with any plants, it just looks like a pretty small lake. It is classified by the state as a Low Risk dam.
If the thing pond is 50 years old and has never been dug out (i dont know), is it probable that it is highly silted up? is there a typical lifetime?
So I am prepared to invest 20-30k in this wife recreation thing, but I dont want to fall into 100k+
