Wow, great discussion and thanks for all the input. I have another tread that I've introduced myself to everyone in. In it I talk about my extreme Vol. I have coming in to my pond. A 2" rain in 3-4 hrs will fill my new pond from zero to overflowing. The watershed is great, with 2 stocked bass ponds above me over flowing into my pond. The water coming in is crystal clear. Most of the stumps that are being put into it are oak but are about 2 yrs old. There are also quite a few sweet gums as well. The big tree that I originally mentioned is a sweet gum too. So hopefully and crossing my fingers, and lots of prayers, this will not turn out to be a disaster for a fishing hole. If no fish live, Ive got a really big swimming hole to play in. Time will tell
