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Ponds, shaped by hand.
Well, by excavator.

Small decorative ponds, livestock watering ponds, and backyard water features — dug, shaped, and contoured with the Bobcat E50 until they look like they've always been there.

Ponds & Water Features

Small ponds.
Done personally.

Ponds are one of the more satisfying jobs we do. You start with flat ground and a rough shape flagged in the dirt, and you end with a curve of water that looks like it belongs on the property. We do them small to medium — the kind of pond that fits on a residential or small-acreage lot, not a bass-tournament impoundment.

What we dig

  • Livestock ponds. Water for cows, horses, or sheep in the back pasture.
  • Decorative ponds. Backyard features, garden ponds, koi setups (the hole, not the fish).
  • Natural-look ponds. Irregular shapes that look like they happened naturally.
  • Small farm ponds. Back-forty water storage for irrigation or wildlife.

The honest caveats

A pond needs water. Not every site can hold one — soil type, water table, and drainage all play in. Before we dig, we'll walk the site with you and tell you straight whether a pond is going to work there, or whether you'd be digging a very expensive hole that drains every summer. If you're close to wetlands or a stream, there may be permitting involved — we'll flag it, and you'll want a conversation with the county or DEQ before we swing a bucket.

Want water on the property?