Pond Boss Forums POND CONSTRUCTION Soil questions New Pond Losing Water

The pond was dug in an existing runoff area that funneled water from about 25 acres of water shed. We did a test dig before construction and hit some gravel and water at about 13 feet. We had 3 foot of black top soil and then about 10 foot of yellow clay before we hit the gravel. We decided not to dig beyond 10 foot to keep us in the clay. I guess I'm hoping others will tell me that newly dug ponds are much "more absorbant" than existing ponds. George