Made it out to 'Bama for a week last October. Sure 'nough, the plan changed with a clear waterzone to view. Nearly scrapped the pond concept. 1st, lousy soil and very little of that, 2nd, a Colossal Sandstone rock, perhaps 60' by 90'. On reflection, it appears to be fresh sandstone without any any noticeable fissues. The 2 neighbor ponds hold water OK, just not great, with sandy loam dams and bare sandstone bottoms. Seems a pond liner (Bruce does well using) would keep down part of the problem vegetation in the 1' to 4' water over the rock. I'd line the dam and 4'+ deep water leaving only some of the shallows au' natural. It's my 1st pond and seems a little risky. Excavation is still 2, probably 3 years out. Hope the pictures make it. The car in the background is the house site. Foreground trees are in 1' to 2' of sandy loam.
