Central Texas pond building costs?

[BlakeJ]

Does anyone have a ballpark idea of about what it would cost to build a 5 acre pond in lampasas county? It would be damming up a creek. I know there's tons of different factors, I'm just curious on about what it would cost.

[BrianL]

15-20K per acre

[Hatfield]

15-20K per acre

This is about what it cost for us

[HOOKNBULLET2]

15-20K per acre

$100k five acre pond will be cheaper than a backyard swimming pool.

[BrianL]

$100k five acre pond will be cheaper than a backyard swimming pool.

Plus you have a swimming pond!

[Smokeater]

Youtube it then buy a dozer! Sell it when your done!lol

[El General]

Youtube it then buy a dozer! Sell it when your done!lol

This actually is probably a decent idea.

[Troutamer]

Youtube it then buy a dozer! Sell it when your done!lol

This is probably the best and cheapest idea.

[unclefish]

I just had a 1 acre shallow (4ft deep) duck pond built for $14K. Included clearing trees, moving dirt where I wanted it, coring the dam.

If you are wanting to dam a "navigable stream" then it will likely involve getting TCEQ permits which is a headache I'm told.

[BrianL]

Youtube it then buy a dozer! Sell it when your done!lol

There is a lot to building a pond of that size correctly, and it takes longer than one would think. I had two JD 750 dozers, John Deere 9400 with two 16 yard scraper in tandem, sheepsfoot, and case trackhoe build my 2 acres pond in about 30 days, and crew of 4-5 and they pretty much all worked the whole time.

It will take a lot of money either way, and a leaking dam or a pond that seeps is very likely if you don't know what you are doing. Watershed is huge issue, being able to know how to get the water out = to water coming in is huge. I would not suggest starting with a 5 acre pond for your first build.

[Bilbo]

I just had a 1 acre shallow (4ft deep) duck pond built for $14K. Included clearing trees, moving dirt where I wanted it, coring the dam.

If you are wanting to dam a "navigable stream" then it will likely involve getting TCEQ permits which is a headache I'm told.

Don’t believe it would have to even be navigable. Permits would be required and not guaranteed to dam up a waterway. Be pretty cool though. I want to do the same but cost wise haven’t gone through with it.


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[MAP]

Dang, I had a 2 acre pond cleaned out and dug deeper in s. Texas last month for $6,000. The guy used a D7 and used the rippers on the back to break up the ground and push it all out. He pushed out the top soil and some clay and piled them up in different areas. I'm selling both piles and will actually make money on the deal.

Rock adds alot of cost when/if they run into it.

[MAP]

If you are wanting to dam a "navigable stream" then it will likely involve getting TCEQ permits which is a headache I'm told.

It is a nightmare, and its insulting what they consider "navigable water" from a landowner perspective. It can start and stop on your property and still be treated like its a major river, it goes off of how much water flows during a heavy rain. It can be dry most of the year and still qualify as "navigable".

[Smokeater]

Bringing this back up for more GS knowledge. We have an old tank that leaks horribly...won't hold water long at all. The dam is completely grown in trees(leaking there?) and lots of mesquites need gone as well. Can those old ones be "fixed"?(not by me and youtube ) Think the problem is the dam or somewhere else? Wish I knew the history of it to see if it held water way back when.. Thanks

[Take Dead Aim]

Most people doing this take the cheapest price and get what they pay for. If you want a tank built to collect as much water as possible and hold as much as possible its going to cost. There areas in the state you can take a dozer and dig a hole and it will hold water. But most areas take more than a dozer to properly hold water.