Greer, all good advice above.
What part of Hunt County are you located?
If you are in the northen part of county you may have expansive "black gumbo" clay - I am aware of a couple of leaky ponds in those areas.

But if you are south, your soils may be similar to our Delta County soils and have good clay and sandy clay.
I am not aware of any leaky ponds in our area.
Talk to your neighbors that have ponds and get info on local pond builders.

I have never seen a sheep's foot roller used in our area, but it was interesting to watch our pond guy with a double "scraper" picking up clay with one and sandy clay with the other, spreading and mixing on the dam and each time being compacted with a large dozer.
Never a hint of a leak in our 12 year old ponds.

We lost him a few years ago - not only the best pond builder around, but a friend and a neighbor as well.

Good luck on your pond adventure.
George Glazener


N.E. Texas 2 acre and 1/4 acre ponds
Original george #173 (22 June 2002)