Anyone know someone who's build a large pond? Not a small vinyl bottom decorative thing, but something in the area of 1 acre or more? I have an area I think might work, looking for an excavator/engineer with some experience in this.
Thanks for any info.

Steve Bianco Marlboro Mountain Construction 845 542 2293
He is a pro excavator with an engineering degree. Sounds like what your looking for. I highly recommend him.

I also recommend Steve Bianco!!

I'd be carful if it's going to be connected to the Stony Kill. Ponds 1 acre or more can create a major negative impact to smaller cold water fisheries. (The problem is the warm water discharge) Stony Kill I believe is classified as a cold water fishery, and they have even tried to re-introduction of Trout in the lower sections.

Yes, I'm on the S'kill. Caught 2 nice trout this spring! I think it's pretty much against the law to tamper with or influence any water ways or water sources like that. But thanks for the heads up on discharge. I don't know much about this but I was thinking about a solar powered pump to aerate at one end - avoiding stagnation and minimizing the need for more fresh water flow. Thoughts??

I was thinking I'd tap into a spring that's a good 100 meters from the creek. Maybe an acre is a bit large - probably looking at 200 meters square, give or take... My neighbor is an engineer, I'd consult him on this as well.

Thanks all, for the info on Steve - his website is impressive.

Cheers

200 m square is 9 acres, give or take.

Hmmm... I believe 1 acre is roughly 4000 meters sq.

http://www.asknumbers.com/acre-to-square-meter.aspx

Perhaps I'm using the wrong language - I meann 200 x 200 meters.

An acre, if square, is about 209 FEET on a side. 200 meters is 656 feet.

This thread has made at least me curious. Please tell us how it came out when it's finished.

Our neighbor had their small natural pond expanded a few years back. The engineer used a large excavator and did his digging from the edge of the existing pond. It is now about 90 X 100 ft in size. When done they had a nice 9 ft deep pond fed from two springs. Then the dog waded across a few days later. So much for 9 ft. Check depth before the equipment leaves the site and the check is written. Current owners have an electric pump/fountain going nearly all season and it barely keeps the pond clear of various green growths etc. Three weeks ago they suffered a die off of approximately 250 bass. They still await test results. Ponds look so nice but unless there is real live flow, they are extremely difficult to keep healthy. Good luck.