thanks again to all of you for the feedback. I've attached a google map mockup of the site. The plan is to run the water off to the creek on the west. the land slopes from northeast to southeast. south of my house is the septic, east is an orchard I planted, so above house is really the only option.
The outbuilding in the back is a sauna, so ideally the pond would run close to the sauna with a dock going right out the door and into it.
My house is on a concrete slab and I do have a drainage ditch around the northern perimiter to bring water away, but not sure if that would help if a pond berm broke away. In addition to swimming, fish, and overall beauty of a pond, I'm hoping the pond can help mitigate wetness downlsope of it.
