Thanks Redonthehead, glad to hear there are others crazy enough to try something like this!
Yes, I didn't want to cross the creek with the dam, so I got as close to it as I could. Guessing I have 80 acres watershed. I'm sure some will say that's not enough, but with time I'm confident it will fill.
I plan to put a siphon system in to keep my water level stable and build a concrete and rip-rap overflow on the shallow end.
