Theo is correct. Clay compacted with a sheepsfoot compactor will have 4"-5" wide and 4"-6" deep 'divot type holes' all over the bottom from the sheeps foot roller compaction device. By a smooth bottom of a newly built pond, IMO it should not have large or soccer ball sized chunks of dirt/clay all scattered around on the pond bottom. Those larger clay chunks should have been smashed flat during final compaction. If I posted pictures I would show you want a bottom compacted with a sheeps foot looks like.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 09/30/24 02:20 PM.
