Hello, I have started the process. The creek that comes in to the pond has been damed up so no water is coming in. The water is down about a foot right now, but I still plan on getting a pump to go the rest of the way. I will start to pump in the middle of August and plan on taking pictures to post on here so everybody can see what is going on.
I have answered some of my own questions from the reading that has been suggested to me, thank you all.