I have used a backhoe to go around a pond and deepen the edges. It worked well for me, and a track hoe (that can pivot 360 degrees) would be twice as good. With a regular backhoe and a pond edge, you quickly run out of room to stack dirt/mud. An excavator can get the pile farther away and with more room to stack before having to move the muddy mess. There are pictures of my prrocess in one of my threads if you want me to dig up a link to them.

One thing that is hard to tell when digging in water is what you have and have not dug. You only have the "feel" of the bucket. There are places I thought I got and left some ridges. I just call them purposeful fish structure and pretend I planned it that way. grin

Be aware that with some soils and areas this could cause a pond to leak by disturbing the pond bottom seal. That is rarely the case in our area (unless a sandstone outcrop or gravel vein is hit - possible but not common). But from your description it sounds like you have regular water flow so you might be ok.

Last edited by snrub; 05/29/17 10:12 AM.
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