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ETD66SS · 04-29-2008, 10:33 PM

The land is totally flat. They are both excavated ponds fed mostly by groundwater + runoff.

I have to find a big culvert for a connection. I'd like a culvert at least 6 ft in diameter, has to be about 40 ft long.

I'm not sure about what fish to stock, I have been asking over on pondboss what my ponds could support.

I'd really like to have some walleye in there, but I don't think the ponds are deep enough.

I thought I was getting to about 18 ft deep, but I have measured the water depth at 11 ft this spring, and it only has about 24" to go. So I'm only going to have ~ 13 ft of water at most. Probably only suitable for large mouth bass...

The total acreage of both ponds combined is nearly 1-1/2 acres.

I have 1/3 of the big pond yet to dig, I might try to do that part deeper, but digging through the rock in the glacial till is tough going after I get 12 ft deep...

04-29-2008, 10:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
ETD66SS Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Newfane, New York Posts: 96	Re: My Pond Project The land is totally flat. They are both excavated ponds fed mostly by groundwater + runoff. I have to find a big culvert for a connection. I'd like a culvert at least 6 ft in diameter, has to be about 40 ft long. I'm not sure about what fish to stock, I have been asking over on pondboss what my ponds could support. I'd really like to have some walleye in there, but I don't think the ponds are deep enough. I thought I was getting to about 18 ft deep, but I have measured the water depth at 11 ft this spring, and it only has about 24" to go. So I'm only going to have ~ 13 ft of water at most. Probably only suitable for large mouth bass... The total acreage of both ponds combined is nearly 1-1/2 acres. I have 1/3 of the big pond yet to dig, I might try to do that part deeper, but digging through the rock in the glacial till is tough going after I get 12 ft deep...