Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations anybody please help

i have to do a paper for school about constructing an acre pond and all and i have an outline of what im supose to write a paper about i was just wondering if anyone knew about the estimated cost that would be, the rules for licensing or permits, what materials you would use to make it, soil types,and if i were living in the mountains of nc, what kinds of fish, how deep should it be etc... if any one can help me please.. this is not my forte and im confused about this subject!! thanks alot

Check the following website. I think it will have most of the information you need for North Carolina!! :-)

http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/nreos/wild/fisheries/mgt_guide/index.html

You're in luck!!! I just had a 1 acre pond built a couple of months ago and can help with the costs. It cost me $1,800 to dig the pond. I have sandy soils which will not hold water so I had a few tons of Sodiun Bentonite brought in and spread around in the pond. This is a clay that expands and seals the soil. That cost me another $1,500 materials and labor. I the put in 200 bluegill, 200 red eared sunfish, 200 catfish, 20 lbs. of shiners and 20 lbs. of minnows. That ran me another $280. You are supposed to let the fish sit for a year and get established. Being the impatient sort, I immediately caught about 15 bass 3 lbs or bigger and threw them in there. Now I'm going to have to keep stocking smaller fish in there to feed my big bass. I don't care-I can afford it. Hopefully, my pond will stay full through the summer. If not, I'll have to have a well drilled and that will be another $4,000 to $6,000. Hope this helps!

Matt Patterson

P.S. I live in Texas but costs shouldn't vary much.

I live in the foothills of NC and they just finished my 1 acre pond friday. It going to cost around $3500. They estimated it costing around 6 to 10 thousand when they started but everything went smooth. The depth is around 12 feet deep. This is my first pond so i cant really help you with the technical stuff but i have learned a lot from this website. Hope that helps some.