Originally Posted By: stevens
Would I get a better idea buy digging a couple of test holes and watching them for a while? I'm in no rush on this project, I have time. It's one of the driest seasons we have ever seen I would think it would be a good time to watch.


You'd probably have to watch the test holes for a year to get an idea what the water level would be like. The test holes should be as deep as you plan to make the pond, and not cave in for that year period. It would help to have some sort of measuring gauge in there and not measuer by eye alone.

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