What Does It Cost to Dig a Pond in Kentucky?
A pond is one of the best things you can add to a piece of Kentucky land, and one of the easiest to get wrong. The cost comes down to a handful of things.
Size and depth
More surface and more depth mean more dirt to move, and moving dirt is what you're paying for.
The site
A pond in a natural draw only needs a dam across the low end, so far less dirt moves. A pond dug into flat ground has to be excavated on every side. The first kind costs less for the same amount of water.
The soil
Clay holds water. Rock seams, gravel and sand don't. If the site doesn't have enough good clay, it has to be brought in or the pond moved, and that changes the job.
The dam and the spillway
The dam is the part that fails if it's built wrong. It has to be keyed into solid ground, built in compacted layers and given a spillway that can pass a big storm without washing out.
Where the dirt goes
Every yard of dirt that comes out has to go somewhere. Spreading it nearby and grading it smooth is cheap. Moving it across the farm is not.
Cleaning out an old pond
Reworking a silted-in pond can cost less than digging a new one, because the basin and the dam are already there. It depends on how much has filled in and whether the pond can be drained.
Getting a real number
We'll walk your ground, show you where a pond will work and where it won't, and give you a quote for the pond you actually want.
See our pond digging service or call (270) 272-8739.
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