Everyone likes pictures so I thought I'd share mine of my small pond renovation project. I've always wanted a stocked fishing pond and when I bought this piece of property 5 years ago for deer hunting I soon realized the high water table would lend itself nicely to a water table pond. I confirmed that shortly after the land purchase with a test hole that I watched for a year to measure the water fluctuation. With an acceptable drop in water levels during the summer I decided to open it up a bit in 2010. I wanted to go bigger but at the time the budget didn't allow. I finally threw a little more money at it and should have close to a half acre pond with a max depth at full pool of around 10 feet when complete. The dragline was fun to watch work. That thing can move a lot of dirt in no time flat.
In a couple years after the pond has settled I may bring in a long reach excavator for a day to fine tune the depth down to 12 feet or so. With the pond being all sand I can only go so deep based on the size before the underwater sides start to collapse.
Picture of the pond before construction (had to do some tree work for the current pond)
Various shots of the new pond
One of my favorite pastimes
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