I decided to have the forest cleared at the site of my future pond. I want to get someone to shoot the elevations and give me an idea of what size pond I can build. I expect it to come in somwhere between 1.5 and 4 ac.

What should I expect to pay for a D6 or similar machine / hr? Can the dozer contractor usually shoot the elevations?

(my old contractor charged $65/hr and did the pond design for free - watershead cals, overflow pipe design etc. I just can't find him anymore)

I am in the Brenham / College Station area in Texas.