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We dug a 7 foot deep hole in hopes of finding ground water (catails in the area), but the hole was bone dry.
What would prevent you from using the preferred location and relying on run-off as your water supply? Do you have the watershed in that location? Is the soil suitable for water retention? If the answers to those two questions are YES, then why bother with the second location? Sounds expensive, time consuming and more of a hassle to go with Plan B.

Consider yourself lucky though if Plan B is your only option. You've got a neighbor who has already done it. Learn from him.

0.6 acre pond / 13' max depth / Bonham, TX