The frog pond holds water while it's raining, and even a couple of weeks after!
Welp, our house should be finished in a few weeks in June. October is the pond building time in norther Alabamie. So, I'd better get to planning. Only a limited amount of silty sand with some clay some 50 yards above the site. After the house, I may be somewhat short on cash
(have $4000 to $5000)
Possible approaches:
1) I might get lucky. 3 hand dug test holes indicate there may be a solid slab rock under half my .2 to .25acre planned pond. I hope to rubber line the deep end from 3' down to 8' then cover with 4" rock some 8" thick. $5000 to $9000 depending on that rock shelf.
2) I can get limestone dust/sm.gravel for $250 a load, try 6" limestone topped with 1" bentonite, shallow till, then pack some. Guess $6000 to $10,000
3) Have 20 trucks of clayey soil at $300 to $400 a drop brought in, spread and pack traditionally. $6000 to %10,000 estimated.
Speak your mind Pond Meisters
What would you do to get a small .2ac fish pond in rocky terrain?
There's both decent run off and supplemental well water so a near constant water level shouldn't be problematic. Yet, we've plenty of other problems to discuss!
PS, Sunday to Thurs we'll be on the road driving from CA to AL with 3 cats in tow (love adventure) so then I can only respond evenings. Promise I'll be glued to this thread at KOA every eve though.
Pond 75' on far side.
