CW, thanks for pointing out that section of the survey. I completely missed it on my first look. From what it says there, though, the Su soils may be suitable for a pond. Either way I need to talk to someone from the NRCS once we are settled in. I had a feeling that pond building may be a tall order. I was hoping that the lack of ponds up there was due to land being too valuable for farming row crops, but I had a sneaky feeling the loamy soils were unsuitable for holding water. Looks like if my section of Su doesn't work, I'll have to do some aquaponics if I want fish.