I plan to take the organic material off the top of the clay to fill low areas in the food plot next to the pond site, then dig a catch basin on the upstream side and use the clay removed to build the dam and berm as needed- mostly on the side down by where the dam will be. I'll also dig a ditch along the base of the hill just uphill of the food plot to divert water that was flowing through the food plot to the pond. This will create a fourth flow into the pond- the rest are springs that emerge from the hillside just uphill from the pond. They flow year round about the same rate of flow, whether it's dry or not. I expect the pond to be about 150' long by 60-75 feet wide with the upstream end being shallower than the dam end. Because of the flow of water it gets I don't plan to go all that deep. Perhaps 1/3 2 to 3 feet deep, 1/3 5-8 feet deep and 1/3 9-12 feet deep. The photo doesn't show where the brush was cleared providing access to the N side of where the pond will be. When everything is finished a really nice funnel will be left for bowhunting season.

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Would those that say "it can't be done" please refrain from interrupting those that are doing it...