Russ,
In hilly areas, hitting the water table can be bad, or it can be a bonanza of cool, clear water.
In the flatlands, the water table is always at least a few feet below ground level. The pond's water level will rise and fall with the water table. In rainy months, the water table is very high in some flat areas. The pond level could possibly even be at an acceptable level. In late summer, the water table may drop to 6, 8, 10 feet deep or more.
A fellow a few miles down the road from here built a beautiful 3 acre pond 12 feet deep. It never would hold water in spite of everything he could do. There are fair-sized ponds not far from him, so he was just unlucky.
