creating a pond?
05-03-2008, 12:25 PM
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creating a pond?
I'm aquiring 20 acres of property abutting next to 80 my parents own.A small portion is currently pasture and has two ponds, the rest is wooded. One of the ponds is right next to the woods, is a triangle about 75 feet per side and maybe 4-5 feet deep. A perfect spot for early season bowhunting. The ponds holds water for 2-3 days after a good rain and then goes dry, so I would like to line it so it holds water. I've been researching online and for a pond this size, I'm looking at spending close to $3000 just for the liner. WAY WAY more than I am willing to spend especially when their guarantee is only 10 years.
SO what, if any, are some cheaper alternatives for me? I wouldnt even need to line the whole thing, maybe just the lowest part. Some things that have been suggested to me....buy the heavy duty waterproof/freezeproof tarps that are used to line ice skating rinks (I can get a 50x100 tarp of this for about $500), bury a plastic kiddie pool in the middle, just bury your basic old tarp, haul in clay (not very cost effective and not a guarantee). The ice rink liner sounds interesting.
Thoughts?
SO what, if any, are some cheaper alternatives for me? I wouldnt even need to line the whole thing, maybe just the lowest part. Some things that have been suggested to me....buy the heavy duty waterproof/freezeproof tarps that are used to line ice skating rinks (I can get a 50x100 tarp of this for about $500), bury a plastic kiddie pool in the middle, just bury your basic old tarp, haul in clay (not very cost effective and not a guarantee). The ice rink liner sounds interesting.
Thoughts?
05-03-2008, 12:42 PM
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: West Tennessee
Posts: 2,333
RE: creating a pond?
I have no idea how much this stuff is, but I saw this online and thought I'd share it with you.
Just so you know, if you didn't already... this stuff is used in "clumping" claycat litter.
"The little known, but widely used industrial mineral called "Wyoming" bentonite can create a natural "hydraulic barrier" in a wide range of industrial, commercial and consumer applications. From industrial effluent lagoons to stormwater retention basins to animal feedlot settling ponds to decorative water features around your home, bentonite-based, hydraulic barriers offer the opportunity for one to easily construct a pond or lagoon."
05-03-2008, 03:00 PM
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Norman OK USA
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RE: creating a pond?
Bentonite. Forgive me if you already know what it is, but it's a soil that truly holds water. There is a lot of it in Wyoming basically it can pour down rain and it gets slicker than and crap, but a 1/2" under the surface, it's bone dry.
It's a very common practice to use this in lieu of pond liners. Also, you can bring in clay soil and have it compacted. You'd be amazed at what a difference that would do.
Check this out, you can also have truckloads brought in.
http://www.sturgismaterials.com/Sturgis%20Materials%20Sodium%20Bentonite.pdf
It's a very common practice to use this in lieu of pond liners. Also, you can bring in clay soil and have it compacted. You'd be amazed at what a difference that would do.
Check this out, you can also have truckloads brought in.
http://www.sturgismaterials.com/Sturgis%20Materials%20Sodium%20Bentonite.pdf
05-03-2008, 06:23 PM
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Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: IL
Posts: 6,575
RE: creating a pond?
stripping away the topsoil to leave the clay may help, also prevent weeds etc...from growing, may consider doing this in most of the drainage area, or at least where the water is to gather.....
