Catskill Mountains, New York. 1 1/2 acres. Was dug from an over grown bog. Was startedat the end of our 2002 drought. Finished it in August 2003. Has not stopped raining or snowing since. I take full credit for ending the East Coast drought!!! Sold a lot of the rich top soil to help pay digging cost. Hid the fill nicely around the outside. Looks like it was always there and the peeper frogs are going to make great food for the breeder bass we put in last fall. Just went thru first winter very nicely.