The bridge is over a ditch that is about 12 ft deep and carries run off from several acres and there was no way to dam it up and tie it into the pond. Even if we had been able to, I think it would have been too close to the house.
I have always wanted a windmill and I found this one on a farm Wisconsin and I thought it would fit in well with layout. I had thought about (and still could) using it to aerate the pond.
Overall very happy with how it looks, but the work is just beginning.