Pond we built in Chelsea Michigan

This pond was a very thick swamp with about 2.5 feet of existing water depth. Many tress needed to be removed prior to starting the pond dig.

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We used one of our 8'' diesel pumps to keep the water down while digging.

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 The pond filled up in about a week and we had to install a over flow pipe for the spring fed ponds extra water run off.

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