Are there ponds in close proximity to your property ?
Have you done any borehole tests to see what is under the top few inches of dirt ?
The nearest ponds I know of are both a half a mile away with diameters no larger than a few hundred feet. One is spring fed, and the other is completely dependent upon rain water. The latter dropped about 8 inches last summer the owner said. I didn't think that was bad at all.
The closest water I know of is stream across the street which I don't own. It's more wetlands than stream. I was at my property today. The more I looked at it, the more I think it just might work. Here are a few questions I have so far:
1) With no inflow or outflow, will the water ever clear up? I'm completely new to this, but I think adequate aeration and finding a balanced ecosystem are musts.
2) Speaking with a friend of mine, it would cost a fortune to have the fill hauled out. Going rate around here is $40/triaxle, so somewhere around $35k in hauling alone. My wife would NEVER, and I do mean never go for that. Is it common to have the full stacked around the perimeter of the pond to build up the height? I then wouldn't have to dig as deep and wouldn't have to get rid of as much fill. I could use quite a bit across the property (probably 6-800ft away), but that again would cost a lot of money to have it brought and dumped there.
ETA: I plan on digging a few holes the next time the field is cut down.
