Okay, what now? I was really hoping the top of the drain pipe at the bottom was LOWER THAN IT IS. Rats. There is still about a foot or two of water in the pond, and yeah, I know. A trash pump is the ticket here. I need to channel the springs feeding the pond directly to the drain so more can dry than just the banks all around it.
At the very least, I want to get a little trackhoe to clean up all around the edge of the entire pond to get rid of all the thick weeds and grass. I know it will all try to grow back in time, but for the meantime I'll provide fish habitat eventually when I get it to that point. I think a small trackhoe should fit on the narrow bank okay
I am PLENTY OPEN FOR IDEAS OF ALL SORTS ON WHAT TO DO NEXT WITH THIS POND. If the photos don't indicate it well enough, the pond really is only about 6 feet deep to the top of the muck.
I mainly wanted to get photos up here to get feedback and suggestions. Ideally, it would get dry enough to dig out. That will be complicated as the bank is mighty narrow between the pond and the neighbor's dirt driveway.
For any helpful input, MANY MANY THANKS AND GREAT APPRECIATION FOR THE ADVICE.
