pond not holding water

[elliemay0305]

we got some good storms the other night which gave the pond a lot of water but for some reason within a day or tow it will be gone!! i would love to have a nice pond. does anyone have any suggestions i could try to keep the water in it? seems like we are the only people with a waterless pond around here

 

[Wifezilla]

If you post some pictures people may be able to give you some ideas. You may just need to put in a liner.

 

[The Chicken Lady]

Do you know how high the water table is in your area?

 

[elliemay0305]

how would i post a picture on here? https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/20210_pond.jpg[/img]

 

[The Chicken Lady]

Nifty-Chicken wrote a great FAQ on posting pictures here . PM any Staff member if you have more questions.

 

[Wifezilla]

Close...

Looks like it is more of a drainage basin right now. If you want to make it a pond, you are going to have to line it.

 

[elliemay0305]

i will try anything. i know when my parents bought this place years ago it was full of water! then we moved here about two years ago and it hasnt held anywater since. i was told i need to pack it down. but how would i do that? also i was told i needed to dig it out but that might cost a lot of money! i know you cant see it in the picture but in some areas i dug a small hole just to check it out and i seen little streams of clean water running into the hole. so i was told there could be water under it and thats why i should dig it out. is there anyway i can tell for sure how much water is under it if any? i was thinking maybe it does hold water but under the ground. the dirt in the pond is like clay.

 

[conny63malies]

You might have to pump it out and line it with commercial grade pond liner.

 

[Dawn419]

Found this link after I Googled 'sealing a stock pond':

http://www.kdwp.state.ks.us/news/Fi...ansas-Ponds/Pond-Problems/Sealing-Leaky-Ponds

Many of the farmers in our area use Bentonite Clay to seal their ponds.

Using Bentonite Clay as a pond sealant:

http://www.jpself.com/bentonite.htm


Hope these links are of some help to you!


Dawn

 

[Wifezilla]

Ahhh...bentonite! The scourge of Colorado basement owners! That would work! LOL