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<blockquote data-quote="504RP" data-source="post: 1823510" data-attributes="member: 40335"><p>I see a lot of people digging their pond's deeper now that they are dry. Would do that to the one that is dried up on me now but I think it might not hold water at all.</p><p></p><p>Do know this much I will never have a shallow pond built ever again. Most of these ponds that are drying up is because they were just low swags that had a levy pushed up across the low side of the swag. Some might cover a half acre or more but is only like 5 foot deep.</p><p></p><p>The one I had built that is 12 foot deep had a lot of shale and clay. No bed rock and was spring fed. Dug several test holes before deciding to build it there but it paid off. And when I am trying to move cows out of that section of pasture to another. They might run and jump in it. But they can't get but about 6 foot from the bank before they have to swim. So all it takes is running up to them with a 4 wheeler making the swim and they are ready to get out and head for that other section of pasture. They don't like to swim for very long. And they deep pond hasn't ever froze over for cows to walk on. Haven't had to worry about one breaking through the ice and drowning.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="504RP, post: 1823510, member: 40335"] I see a lot of people digging their pond’s deeper now that they are dry. Would do that to the one that is dried up on me now but I think it might not hold water at all. Do know this much I will never have a shallow pond built ever again. Most of these ponds that are drying up is because they were just low swags that had a levy pushed up across the low side of the swag. Some might cover a half acre or more but is only like 5 foot deep. The one I had built that is 12 foot deep had a lot of shale and clay. No bed rock and was spring fed. Dug several test holes before deciding to build it there but it paid off. And when I am trying to move cows out of that section of pasture to another. They might run and jump in it. But they can’t get but about 6 foot from the bank before they have to swim. So all it takes is running up to them with a 4 wheeler making the swim and they are ready to get out and head for that other section of pasture. They don’t like to swim for very long. And they deep pond hasn’t ever froze over for cows to walk on. Haven’t had to worry about one breaking through the ice and drowning. [/QUOTE]
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