I"m hoping there are some advice givers out there that don't have a life like me except for ponding, this holiday weekend.

Well I finally got to working on the pond again after family issues and taking my daughter to college. Here is what I've done today:

1. Tilled up the pond basin and sides after a couple of weeks
of laying dorment.( Rained a couple of times )
2. Spread Bentonite at about 2/3 lbs per sq. ft.
3. Tilled in the bentonite for the whole pond, basin and sides.
4. Rented a jumping jack compactor for the weekend.
5. Started the compaction at the small end of the pork chop
shaped pond.

Compactioning is going fine until I get to the suspected leak site. Then the compactor is shaking the soil as if it were jello. Then begins to sink into the soil, I pull it out and dig a couple of shovel fulls of soil from the area. Nothing, but very loose soil, I probe the area with a rod and it sinks about 10" till I hit something soild. This is and area of about 8 feet in diameter.

Here's my question; Am I in trouble with trying to compact this pond and not have it leak again. Please repound, I going over the edge with this pond.