Pond cost?

[Murdock]

So I was wanting to have a small pond dug on my property. What is the cost or how do u figure the cost. Don't have a huge budget to work with. Maybe $4 to $6g. What size pond with that amount get ya? Any help will be appreciatEd.

[Kaicreekranch]

I was quoted 25k for 1 acre, simple rectangular in area that is not rocky with good clay. Probably not gonna get much size in that price range. Sorry my 2 cents

[blntrey3]

Do not do it until you can have it done right. I promise you you will Thank Me Later

[texansfan]

Do not do it until you can have it done right. I promise you you will Thank Me Later

How much does "done right" start at for a half acre pond?

[clay4626]

With Oil field people out of work you should be able to get some one with a pretty big dozer at around $100.00 per hr. Should be able to build a pretty good tank for around 6K
That would be around 60 hr's of dozer time.

[Dushon]

I was quoted 25k for 1 acre, simple rectangular in area that is not rocky with good clay. Probably not gonna get much size in that price range. Sorry my 2 cents

You need to get a quote from someone else

[mfarmer]

With Oil field people out of work you should be able to get some one with a pretty big dozer at around $100.00 per hr. Should be able to build a pretty good tank for around 6K
That would be around 60 hr's of dozer time.

agree. I had 3/4 acre pond dug couple months back for 6.

[El General]

So I was wanting to have a small pond dug on my property. What is the cost or how do u figure the cost. Don't have a huge budget to work with. Maybe $4 to $6g. What size pond with that amount get ya? Any help will be appreciatEd.

There are usually individual operator's with dozers or backhoes that post their contact information at the local feed store or hardware store. If not, those are good places to ask because they often know small operators that can do the work inexpensively.

You want to find a small owner operator for this kind of work.

[Chew]

You need to get a quote from someone else

No joke. That's a quote for a big arse lake.

[Antlers86]

I was quoted 25k for 1 acre, simple rectangular in area that is not rocky with good clay. Probably not gonna get much size in that price range. Sorry my 2 cents

Heck I would dig it with a shovel for $20k! Crazy High Quote!

We had a 7 acre pond done for about $10k 4 years ago. 15' at the deepest part and 2'-3' shallow.

[Dushon]

No joke. That's a quote for a big arse lake.

Lol you could pay a guy to run a 650-750 dozer for a month and a half for that price. Yaaaa, you could make a monster sized lake for that.

[blntrey3]

Where we live it is about 12-15k for a 1/2 acre Pond, this includes moving dirt on the land and spreading it.

My pond cost closer to 30k, but the guy that had it done had deep pockets and alot of equipment out there. Built up the whole 6 acres 2 feet above grade and done a 40x70 shop pad with 100x100 house pad 4 foot above grade.

Here are a few pics of it...keep in mind it is in my front yard. 20ft deep, has some shapes and different depths about 3/4 acre

[RMW]

18 yard scrapper at 150.00 an hour. If you dug it 8ft deep probably take him a week. Around 10,000.00. Actually 4ft deep with 4ft bank=8 ft deep. Spreading out the dirt going to cost a lot more. Then you might need bentonite so it will hold water.

[drwilliams]

I was quoted $1500-$1700 for my tank and it was going to be about 200'x200' more square then round

[blntrey3]

Aerial View....See the Pond in Top left Corner? A friend of mine did not listen, hired some jack leg to "run" a dozer to do his now he has a 1/2 acre Mud Hole and it cost 12k. Its only 6 ft deep and will never be clear. Plus it cost him extra on dirt work when he built his house because there were hug voids under the dirt where the Dozer track were.....If you want a mud hole in the ground thats fine, BUT to have a nice LOOKING pond you need to get someone with experience.