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Here’s my recommendation…. This guy has done 10+ projects for me. He’s excellent. Southern iowa area. I wouldn’t call him for “a day of work” but ponds & big jobs- excellent!!! He did my muck hole pond that turned into a gem of a pond. Has every big piece of equipment known to man. Excavator, big skid steers, dozers, etc. Highly recommended.
Dakota Hill- Dreamland Excavation…. (641) 414-2271
(Ringold, Wayne, Clarke, Decatur, Lucas, Union, etc, etc)
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What is the general price range to put in a pond say 1 to 1.5 acres? There is already a large hill and more or less water hill on our 5 acres. Have thought about trying to expand it to a real pond.
 
HWC said:
What is the general price range to put in a pond say 1 to 1.5 acres? There is already a large hill and more or less water hill on our 5 acres. Have thought about trying to expand it to a real pond.
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Depends on the banks & how many cubic feet need to be moved to create dam. & pipe size. Pick a “great” drainage where 2 big ridges come together…. Could be 10-15 (total guess). Pick a spot where much harder, could be 3x that amount. & how much black dirt needs moved too.
If u get serious where u would pull the trigger. Get a guy out to give estimate. 30 mins a guy can laser it out, walk it & give u a ballpark.
 
Agree with skip. A lot depends on topography of the land and the contractor's abilities.
To add to that a general rule of thumb we use is a ratio of 20:1 which is drainage area to pool size. In a normal rainfall year in Iowa, it takes about 20 acres of drainage to keep a 1 acre pond full. Now if its a wet/seepy draw that ratio goes down.
There is a pond in our county bulit in 2013 that is suppose to be a 1 acre pool, but only drains 9 acres it has maintained a half-full capacity for most of those years. Just something to think about.
I would call up a contractor or 2 and have them take a look, and it wouldnt hurt to see if your NRCS office would have time to run an estimate for one based on the county's average cost rates.
 
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