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Joined: May 2008
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Lunker
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How deep could I dig into the shallow end of my small farm pond, (about 1/2 acre) with a bobcat backhoe without damaging the bottom and causing drainage?
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Lunker
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You will need to dig into the area with a shovel and find out how much you can dig before you hit material that will not hold water.
Is the pond dry now?
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Lunker
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No, the pond is holding water. Thanks for the information. I took out two buckets on the shallow end, I hope I didn't go to deep. Time will tell I suppose. If I did go too deep, is there any repair? and How soon will I know?
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Lunker
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You will know after it gets full and how fast it drains. Most of the time they will be OK.
You can always fill it back in with clay.
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Fingerling
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Fingerling
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Our pond has a couple of areas that have silted in over 30-40 years' time, and while the overall depth is still fine in most places we'd like to clean those shallow areas out a bit. I was contemplating just scraping out one or two feet using a track hoe from shore (without any draining of the pond). Should we be too concerned about damaging the bottom, or just give it a try and see how it goes? (Here in central oklahoma, it seems nearly every footprint will hold water.)
just a poor oklahoma boy
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