Pond Boss Forums POND CONSTRUCTION Building a dam Put the plug in the drain Saturday!

There's this guy I know, see. He knows this other guy, who has an uncle who was step-brothers with a guy who built a nice pond. I forget their names or where this pond is, but I thought you might like to see some pictures I found.

After better than a year of planning, engineering, permit-gettin', 963's, track hoes, off-road dumps, and hoping for no rain (sorry Texas), it looked like this:


Saturday was the day to celebrate putting the cork in the drain (no, he didn't push her in)


Here is the view from the dam with the siphons on day one. The drain is right in between the siphons and it's well under water in 24 hours:


And here is the view looking back at the dam:


Not too shabby, huh?

Yeah, baby! Wherever you found that friend of a friend, I wouldn't worry too much about laying breadcrumbs to find your way back. You should really consider just stayin' there. It would surely work for me.
Outstanding, Jersey. Wow, what an unbelieveable trek, eh? Tell me about the 2 story structure in the last pic. Nice crib, too. I really want some insprirational "house overlooking the pond" photos on the Human Habitat thread .
So, like I always ask....give us some size, depth, dig spec's. It is gonna be awesome!

Looks great! Keep the pics coming as she fills so all can feel your excitement.

Nice pond!!

I'm curious, why would you plug the drain?? Wouldn't you want a valve instead??

That's the way I wish I built my dam. If I knew your friend a few years back I'd be a lot better off!

Wow.

Congratulations, Jersey!

Congrats man. You fought the system and won.

Now you can worry about things that are more under your control, like weather, water turkeys, and FA.

That looks ready for fathead minnows to me.

What do you think, Burgermeister??

I would have liked to put in a valve, and I actually have a 12" (for sale now), but for whatever reason, it didn't get installed. The siphons will drain it if necessary.

The 2 story structure is the other owner of the property. He has posted some pics on this site, but I won't call him by name right now. It shouldn't be hard to figure out. He loves deer.

Sunil, there are some minnows swimming around in the shallow water, but I have no idea what kind. Seriously, if you or anyone else has recommendations on what I should do next, please let me know. I am thinking I would like to stock it with BG and SMB. My goal is to have good fishing for the kids and low maintenance.

Brettski,
Sorry, I meant to answer your questions...

6 acres, 6-9 feet deep, about 1000' x 400' average, 75,000 cu yd of dirt, 13,685,759 gallons give or take, and about $200k counting everything.

No doubt, Sunil. I'm sure Jersey is more open minded than a certain new pondmeister in the upper midwest, lower great lakes area, who has spent more on his fishes homes than most people do on their homes. :p Fatheads and bluegills now. A few channels if you want. Predators later.
A beauty of a site, Jersey. congrats!

burgermeister,
I thought I read that channel cats would burrow into the banks. True?

Thanks!

Jersey, I think I remember seeing that somewhere, but many ponds have them, some exclusively. Maybe some have experienced this. Blues would be more apt to I wound think. If you have good solid banks and no errosion, I wouldnt worry about it. As I said, there are thousands of ponds with them, and I have only seen it mentioned once. Hopefully we will get more on this. If you like fishing for kids or grandkids, as I do, I would definitely want some. Just go light on the stocking considering the size of your pond, or some will not be caught and grow too big.

...Burgermeister fires one over the bow: Yo, Homey take care o' his peep's.

Do I recognize distinct similarities between Jersey's project and this project ?

Looks to be the same project, good job sherlock.

All ponds look alike. A coincidence I'm sure.

By the way, Brettski, it also looks very similar to yours, doesn't it?

:D
Ya got me there, Jersey. Without a microscope, even snowflakes look the same to my tired old eyes. According to Burger and Sunil, a microscope isn't even required when you introduce FH's.

Jersey :

Congratulate that guy you know on his new pond. Looks great !!

This is a good time to break out that old adage " He who laughs last, laughs best".

Three cheers and throw in some FHs.

Jersey awesome news, long tough journey, Ewest here is one for Jersey "what does not kill you only makes you stronger."
I posted under your other thread but forgot you did not have water yet. Give me a call with addy if in the area again I will come by.

What a difference a few days make! Of course, the first couple of feet will go quicker and now that all the dirt is covered it will go slower. We did have a nice rain on Tuesday. Notice the lower siphon is 1/2 in the water.

Congrats to the person's who's pond is filling up Jersey. I hope one day he tells the entire story.

Wow, that is nice.

Join in everyone.....

Fatheads, Fatheads, rolly-polly fatheads....

Bluegills, Bluegills, little bitty Bluegills...

Brettski, you don't have to sing along if you don't want to!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That sure is a very nice looking pond, or at that size, isn't it a lake? Different terms for different areas. Here it seems that anything over an acre is called a lake, but the rest ot Texas calls them Tanks.

I love the way the grass is growing right to the edge and how there are areas of thick woods and others that look like a park.

Post more pictures when it's full,
Eddie

I figure any body of water smaller than mine is a pond, any that is larger is a lake.