Sorry that I haven't been back. Visiting small Grandkids have kept me away from the computer.

From Lusk's book Perfect Pond...Want One? Chapter 2 on planning a pond.

An inch of water covering an acre is 27,000 gallons. Calculate the amount of water(volume) needed for that 1/2 acre and that is dependent on just how deep you want it to be. Consider evaporation and water soaking into the soil. If you are counting on land contiguous to yours from runoff, remember that someone elses land use might change everything. Just how much water do you really have available?

Call the Pond Boss office and buy the book. It will be a pretty trivial expense.

It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.

Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.

Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP Grandpa