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Git, Where in Missouri is your pond located?

I ask, because if your pond is in the Ozarks, it is highly unlikely a 7-10 acre watershed will support a 1.5 acre pond, and even less likely to provide enough "flushing" of the old water to maintain a good water quality at the depth of the pond. In the Ozarks, you'll need 15 acres of watershed for an 8' deep, 1 acre pond. For the size of your's, a 30 acre watershed would be about the minimum in an average rainfall year.

There are a lot of dirt movers and tree clearers in Missouri, but precious few pond builders and I would hate to see you spend a few grand to build a pond and 20-30 grand to fix it later.