one other thing i would worry about is digging the pond in a forest. when i did mine i left alot of trees by the pond , they look real nice in the summer. then fall comes and i get tons of leaves in the pond. now most the trees i left on the west side i got go back , cut down and dig the stumps up, redo my landscape , yuk. then in fall i can put a soil fence to catch most of them and cut them up. i sold most of the trees when i cut them down , to help with costs. all those leaves put way to many nutrients and tannis in the pond. i get plenty of nutrients from the water shed. just another thought. like Bill said do plenty of reserach before you start, i wish i would of found this great site before i started. \:\)

i only wanted to have some fun