Thanks Esshup and David for the reply,
I think its time to have the wife man the phones and start calling around to the contractors. As I said earlier my time during business hours is limited do to work so I will have her start the preliminary calls.
I hope this weekend to do a little shad tree surveying to see just what it would take at the location. I will also dig a cpl holes to get a little dirt for my own information and try the mud ball and bucket test. One of the uncertainties that I have is the elevation change at the location and if it is practical/possible. I think the lower end at the dam will have to be built up and the upper end dug out in order to create the surface area. Once I do little shad tree surveying I will have an idea of the elevations. As the land lays now if the dam was placed across the ravine as I envision, it would have to be fairly high to have the size that I vision. My hope is that with a combination of digging out the up hill side it will supply the fill needed for the dam and keep the dam height with in reason. I love the mountains but hope it will not take one to dam up the pond site.
My measurements will be crude but should be enough to throw some numbers out to others for input of practicality.
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