Pond Boss Forums POND CONSTRUCTION Selecting a site Is a low water table going to be a problem?

So they finished clearing 9 acres but havent started digging yet so Im taking this time to gather up my structure like old tractor tires and wooden pallets. But I might have a slight problem. My dad said after about 3 feet of digging they are going to hit water because the water table is very low. The area is naturally shaped like a bowl and they already have some small pools out in the middle from pulling stumps.

How am I supposed to get everything in place if my pond is full overnight? I dont expect it to fill up that fast but what if it does? Also I want them to dig a nice deep hole 15-20 feet out there so I can throw in some rocks and crayfish but can a trackhoe dig that deep if the pond is already full of water?

Keep the pumps running and pump the water out as fast as it comes in.

It's hard to dig it correctly if you can't see what you are digging.

Just remember that you'll be at the mercy of Mother Nature for your pond level. It will fluctuate in depth from times of high water to times of low water. You'll either have to put a LOT of cover under floating islands, or plan to have cover showing out of the water when the water level starts dropping.

Been there, done that with my pond. A groundwater pond that continually fluctuates with the level of ground water is difficult to manage, and is difficult to have looking good at all times of the year. Mine will bounce over 5' in depth, so that leaves a LOT of shoreline exposed when the groundwater is low.

I know it might be impossible, but if I had to dig my pond over again, I'd do a bunch of research and figure out a way to plate the bowl of the pond with 24" of clay to stop the groundwater from entering and leaving my pond. I'd probably have to dig a well to keep it topped off as my watershed is minimal, but I'd perfer to go that route than to constantly deal with the up and down water levels.

try to figure a way to eliminate the ground water issue preferably with clay.. I think it'll save you tremendous headache later down the road..

Theres a natural spring about 8-10 feet deep.

If that natural spring is inside of the pond basin, then there's the possibility of the pond surface water not getting much higher than the spring. Then again, it might be like my pond. When water table levels are high, the water in the pond is 8' or so higher than the spring. But, when water table levels are low, then my pond is only about 1' higher than the spring.