W. Robinson-- so it was the fact of the cows walking all over the dam -constantly repacking it that helped seal the pond. Did the Hogs do the same thing.
I have a little seapage at the base of the overflow pipe as it comes thru the main dam, but not that bad. My understanding that this also in time will seal itself along the pipe. My bigger leak is in my second pasture pond that is where we dug the clay for the main pond. It is basically a hole dug in the pasture so solid walls all around I thought that it had a good clay bottom. How long is a settling to occur before I would consider it a problem-- Months, years ????