FishinRod The main reason the sediment pond wasn't planned was budget. If I could of planned it I would of shot for 8' deep.
My pond and sediment pond are built in a narrow wooded ravine and the ground around both is pretty steep. It would probably take a fair amount of work to make it much wider and then the banks around it would be steeper. I don't think it would be to hard to just dig a deeper channel down the middle and make it a little longer. The biggest problem will be what to do with the dirt. The wet sloppy stuff will probably have to be taken up the hill and dumped on the other side. The better dirt I might be able to use to level off an area near the sediment pond or even build up the sediment pond dam a little more.
