Pond Build

[walker450]

I'm late starting a thread. I started building a pond and will have the dam finished in a few days (with the help of some friends).

I have used a range of equipment to perform the work and will post more about it when time allows.

First brush cutting was done with my Kubota M5040 and later I took out small trees, mostly cedars, with a CAT 303.5 mini ex.

I then bought a Dresser TD-20E dozer and cleared the large trees and started the dirt work, but the engine is bad so I sold it.

I rented a CAT D5K and hired a friend with a dozer to help and another friend brought his scrapers over.

Here is a video taken last night of the scraper working:

 

[yanmars]

That is pretty serious equipment. How long, how wide and how deep will it be?

 

[ultrarunner]

Looks like a massive undertaking…

 

[EddieWalker]

That's one heck of a dam!!!!! I'm looking forward to more pictures and details, like how are you going to handle overflow.

Is the pond for fishing or just for livestock to drink? If it's for fishing, be sure to create drop offs, ditches, points, and even underwater islands, for the fish. The uglier it is, the more the fish like it!!

 

[Rockbadchild]

lol a pond and a half ... you are making a lake not a pond

 

[deezler]

Pond? That looks more like a reservoir.

Dang. How many acres?

 

[fishdrivel]

I'm late starting a thread. I started building a pond and will have the dam finished in a few days (with the help of some friends).

I have used a range of equipment to perform the work and will post more about it when time allows.

First brush cutting was done with my Kubota M5040 and later I took out small trees, mostly cedars, with a CAT 303.5 mini ex.

I then bought a Dresser TD-20E dozer and cleared the large trees and started the dirt work, but the engine is bad so I sold it.

I rented a CAT D5K and hired a friend with a dozer to help and another friend brought his scrapers over.

Here is a video taken last night of the scraper working:

Did you get permits?
Did you talk to Bureau of Dam Safety?

 

[LittleBittyBigJohn]

Looks like some great clay. Also, hearing that turbo scream sure sounded like a whole lot of fuel is getting used for this project. My pockets are nowhere near that deep.

 

[DieselBound]

<My head hanging low...> my pond is actually nothing more than a pot hole <the shame>

 

[kenmbz]

hmmm. Walker Lake.
Very interested. I want to do a pond too, but am thinking more along the 100' by 50'.
I think yours is a "bit" larger. How are you getting rid of the soil?