Maki, Welcome to the forum! If you have any Upstate/Wester NY questions please feel free to give me a shout. I went through the process your starting on about 4 yrs ago. I learned tons from these folks here and have some Upstate NY ideas and thoughts that may or may not apply to what your doing. Give me a shout here or prvt msg. Looks like a nice start to a fun pond!

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1/10 - 1/4 acre pond plus 16 ft deep/ Plus 40 ft by 20 ft by 6 ft deep koi and fathead minnow pond next to it. Upstate NY