Pond Boss Forums POND CONSTRUCTION Renovating a Pond or Lake? My Pond Renovation

Thanks guys. It's been a slow process because I've been doing it myself and work seemed to keep getting in the way.

Here's what it looked like in the Fall of 2007. All the piles of dirt have been removed, and the trees & stumps are gone as well.

East side of pond, looking South The green behind the pond is Buck Forage Oats, and believe it or not, the good sized tree with yellow leaves is a Hard Maple tree that is about 6' across at 5' above the ground.
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Center of pond, looking South The 4 posts that are sticking up in the background to the left of the willow on the island will eventually be a deer blind, 15' up in the air. A buddy works for a road crew and these posts are 6" x 8" treated that they use for roadside signs. We sunk them 6' in the ground and locked them in place with cement. The island that the willow on has a hump roughly 4' wide running to the West and with the water this low the hump is about a foot above the water.
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West end of pond. This shows where I removed the larger of the 2 islands, and filled in around it. This shelf that is left will be between 2 and 4 feet under water, depending on the level of the water in the pond. The water that is directly South of that shelf drops off another 4 to 5 feet really quickly - it was clay at the end, and we cut an almost vertical wall to get the depth quickly. That little platform that you see to the left of the small evergreen tree has the feeder on it. The white pipe is 4" dia. & is running into the pond from my well (28 gpm when needed) and the little doghouse keeps the aerator pump out of the elements.

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All the real work is going to happen next year (2008)!