Part 4 Pond Construction – Waterfall Formed & Pond Digging Completed

In Part 3 Pond Construction – Leveling and More Digging I talked about leveling the ponds sides and continuing digging. In this post I am going to show the pond completely dug out now that I have the pond digging completed.

Materials Used:

  • Garden Dump Cart
  • Digging Shovel
  • Transfer Shovel
  • Pick Mattock
  • Axe
  • Garden Hoe
  • Hand Held Pick
  • Ground Tamper
  • Small Hand Shovel
  • Pruners

Now was the time for me to finish up digging and to start forming the waterfall. Where I wanted the waterfall I started putting dirt in a pile there. This pile would then become the waterfall. I tried to pack it down as much as I could by using the tamper and walking on it. Still the dirt was loose but it made it easy for me to form the way I wanted the waterfall. I wanted 2 smaller sections and a little stream before the water would reach the pond.
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Now was time to form the waterfall. As I formed it I also packed it down. I made two reservoirs for the water and a small channel for the stream. You can see it more in the next picture.
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I also finished the digging in this step. I cleared out any leaves that fell in and I tried to smooth out the bottom and sides of the pond. I made sure nothing was sticking up or protruding. I cut any roots that were sticking up with pruners, the axes or the pickaxe. This will help to protect the liner further. Luckily I didn’t have any rocks to worry about. Most of my digging was in clay soil with roots and stumps. It did rain a few times before I go the liner in. When this happened I protected the sides with tarps and plastic so they wouldn’t wash away. The deepest the pond gets is about 4 feet.

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Finally to help you see the size of the pond here is a picture of me in the hole.
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Next Post: Part 5 Pond Construction – Adding Under layment and Liner

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