We purchased this property in the summer of 2019. It was a foreclosure on 30 acres with grass up to our chest. The pond was full of muck, frogs, and snapping turtles as well as duckweed. There were no fish in it. After owning here for a year we decided to drain and dredge the pond. No one would venture into it and since the home sat vacant for a year we did not even know what was truly in the water. It smelled as well! Did the previous owners throw furniture, glass or unwanted items in it? Since it sat so close to the house it would have been easy to do.
Photos show how it looked at purchase, during reconstruction and how it looks today.
We are now looking for a bottom aeration system. It is 1/4 acre and 15 feet deep.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/JACpdQqxA7Kzfzy3A
