Digging Pond questions

[RedNeckRacin]

That sounds like a very small pond. I did some calculations and assuming very steep 1:1 slope for the sides, thats only about 600 yards of dirt and even less if the sides shallow out a bit.

 

[bindian]

That sounds like a very small pond. I did some calculations and assuming very steep 1:1 slope for the sides, thats only about 600 yards of dirt and even less if the sides shallow out a bit.

I'm thinking when he gets down to doing it and sees the slope, he'll revise his size. My first, smaller pond has 1/1 slope on one side and it's kinda ugly looking when water level is way down. 2/1 slope is iffy mowing with my zero turn mower on the other side and dam.

My second pond has 3/1 slope down to 7 feet, then drops off to 11 feet.
hugs, Brandi

 

[ace10]

100% grade is no joke.

 

[Texasmark]

Agree on soil test first. Even with clay as mine, it may take several years of silt for it to really become functional which mine did require. My main problem even with clay and all was that it's cut into the side of a hill where the dam outer perimeter was some 10' below spillway. At 1/2# per foot of elevation, that's only 5 psi of water pressure against the soil, but it doesn't take much to work it's way through it.

On volume, you said 13 acres in your place. What you need to know is the size of the watershed then multiply by the anticipated rainfall to get an acre-feet number. Apply that to your acre-feet or whatever measurement reference you choose for pond size and you will have the answer to your question. Course like we have had this past winter and spring, I got lots of rain, but it was spaced out and slow in falling and all soaked in....pond got only what fell on it. Ground has to get saturated and then rain must fall at a rate that will produce runoff and then the acre-ft of watershed can apply......per my experience here over the last 35 years.

HTH,
Mark

 

[Ken45101]

Where is the water table?

Where we used to live, the water table was an inch under the surface in winter, 6' deep in a serious drought year. As such, we had good success. With yours being a wet area, you might have the same situation, depending on why it's wet.

 

[Meadow2014]

no elevation change.....

yeah the acres im referring to is 6 inches wide and 33 miles long cause that's normal....maybe it is in ohio.....really come man

square acres

 

[Meadow2014]

either way im going to attempt the pond.....digging the pond is just something im going to do after I clear my land because that's the main reason im getting dozer.....plus I need some dirt to level out some areas and build drive way up.

I can always come back later and dig out the" started pond" with back hoe

 

[ace10]

square acre.... now that's something new to me.

i hope the google can be of help.

 

[LD1]

no elevation change.....

yeah the acres im referring to is 6 inches wide and 33 miles long cause that's normal....maybe it is in ohio.....really come man

square acres

No way for us to know otherwise. It certainly aint an ohio thing I dont think. Maybe its a texas thing to refer to distance measurement by using a measurement of area?

Either way, not trying to tell you not to dig the pond. Just trying to say you will likely need to adjust your dimensions of the pond cause I think you will have issues with a dozer pushing up them slopes.

 

[bindian]

Meadow2014. Just start digging and have fun. You'll find, from time to time, replies to your thread that in no way help what you are asking and are planning to do.
hugs, Brandi