My ballpark rule of thumb....a turn-key pond professionally built is "about $10K per acre of pond...maybe a bit less".

Of course there are lots and lots of variables.

5 acre pond $40K-$50K

10 acre pond $75K-$100K

so B.D. if you can get a 12-15 acre pond built professionally for the price you've been quoted that would be pretty awesome!

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