Big Pond Filled Up In One Day!

[@george8873]

Gonna be beautiful once all the greenery fills in. You guys do amazing work. Thanks for the drone shots.

[@Huskiedrive361]

Absolutely beautiful ! Thanks for remebering to show us when it filled!

[@Youza899]

I'm not black bowling alley ok

[@lucaspatrick542]

@letsdig18 Can you do an update?

[@Kube_Dog]

Do you guys have any idea how he filled that pond with water?

[@theshadow4292]

Thank you, Chris, it's always nice to see the end results, I still would like to see it one more time after the bridge has been installed and the silt has dropped to the bottom of the pond and the grass is growing.

[@shedmachine8503]

Absolutely no doubt that is exactly what I was thinking would really help our curious minds

[@straitsouthern8]

It would be nice to see the pond today a year later with the grass growing and the water cleared. Great work

[@DocNo27]

check out the follow up video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYuqgnqalrKCnK8

[@had2galsinthebooth]

Maybe we will get one last look when the grass is green and the fish are jumping? Please. Sometimes owners want additions,crossing my fingers. It will be quite the sight when it's green and blue. Good work fellas!

[@jimmyvaught]

Yes please!

[@homefront3162]

👍🏻

[@theyetirulrs]

Please do. Beautiful work!

[@christopherwellman2364]

Frog jumping at 4:36

[@lenny108]

right, in order to bring it to life they need to enrich this water with oxygen by putting a few oxygen pumps into the middle of the pond. Otherwise, it becomes a dead foul-smelling brackish stagnant pond.

[@johnapel2856]

It looks great! I had trouble picturing it complete and filled. Thanks.

[@randyschneider6086]

We had 4 inches of rain in 15-20 minutes on June 19 and the dugout still has suspended silt,fine clay particles no matter what I’ve tried,alum,pool clear,etc. read where it could take months to settle out.That pond job you did looks real nice! Love that kind of work,could watch this all day,did lots of this on small scale,R.M.,private so on,made my dugout and pond with my old 580B case backhoe,hauled dirt away with my gravel truck until it was hard dumping it out,borrowed neighbours model 60 cat scraper and pulled it with my 8030 allis,worked great,I wish I could send you pics.

[@jGoodloejr]

Beautiful job! Thanks for the update!

[@yuwish3394]

Really cool to see the finishing pictures;you can feel the potential,and even I am eager to stock this pond with tons of fish. Thanks for bringing us along with the journey !!!

[@donnaoglesby1278]

Fully enjoyed the whole building of this pond. Hope you were completely finished with the fish bed/islands before all the rain started. Look forward to more videos..

[@hydraulic-hum]

looks amazing, must be gratifying to see all your work looking so good with all that water ..

[@damienkelly3722]

Amazing job!! Really enjoyed watching you do this job thanks Chris

[@chriss2981]

How long does it take to clear up that water?

[@HughzieTube]

Hard to believe that was the woods that you introduced Tim to us while you surveyed the land. The bridge will just make that even more awesome.

[@jdcriswell2499]

Beautiful product...great job. Enjoyed following the entire project, it was documented very well. Be proud...

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Wow! That is truly impressive, you guys did an outstanding job! I love how natural it looks with curves and the peninsula of trees. Great job my friend!

[@KevinJones-ss6zj]

Dang y'all do beautiful work ..every job I seen you do comes out flawless..

[@tomreynolds5219]

thanks for showing the Job with the pond full hope to see it when the bridge is installed beautiful job

[@58unclesam]

I’d love to see this pond a couple of years from now! Great job!!!

[@lindacarruthers3423]

Perfection ! Wow ,I just love it . will you do some edge planting one day ? To merge the shore and pond a little ?

[@TonyGeneseo]

Great job Chris ! Looks even better than I'd envisioned it. Love the water right up to the grass line !!

[@floydfarms1578]

Awesome job! Couple of months should clear it up in time to dig out for the bridge after house construction is done!

[@Crazyosis]

What a fantastic job done. Enjoyed the many episodes to construct this pond. Thank you look forward to future major projects like this one.

[@Mike.Howard]

Great job Chris & thanks for the update - you don't really appreciate the size of the project until it's full of water!

[@rogertallentire2961]

Great work Chris and Tim. One of the best ponds I have seen. Actually the best one. Thanks for sharing.

[@DonnaMSchmid]

Wow... Your customer must be THRILLED! Nice work, guys!

[@JoelHershberger]

So beautiful. Thanks for the update. Looking forward to seeing the bridge go in. That will be cool as well.

[@ginomorris4873]

Very nice I’ve been watching your progress with great enthusiasm and can’t wait to see the pond come to life especially with some fat Larry’s!!!!

[@michelinman8592]

Looks fabulous! I love how the little sail boat politely rode out the rain.

[@fatbitch523]

Bring on the jet boat! Great place to call home well done to you all.

[@bigdawg1944]

Chris you are a master at your craft! I thoroughly enjoyed watching the whole process. You are right to be proud of the job. Well done sir.

[@keithdunlap2701]

That's Awesome Chris !!! You was right on the money with the water level, Man did that turn out super nice!! Great Job...

[@BannerTrucking2]

Wow that turned out amazing!!! Hope you can get video or pictures of it a year from now when its all growed in. Great job to you and the guys!

[@macsloan58]

Nice pond. It would be nice to know the distance around the perimeter of the pond. Good job. It’s beautiful.

[@danawillyard4017]

Wow that’s better than I thought it was going to be, beautiful. Just hope all that brown dirt settles to the bottom. OK throw some aquatic plants in there,that be nice and as long as they don’t get out-of-control! But they help with oxygen.

[@christopherallenpalmer4222]

Looks good. One scoop at a time. Like all the different ponds. My choice in that material would be a 627F, E, or G. I know you're paying for your rigs, so makes sense using it. But running 80,000 lbs across the dam would hammer it in. Maybe choke the import rock before it goes unraveled and off the slope. 3.1 slopes look great. Looks like the bottom was barely deflecting an inch seeing Volvo tire tracks. Perfect! Great looking job!

[@celosgreen]

Love to see some more videos of this pond and construction of the house. Thank you for sharing !! awesome video!

[@thomascoman2033]

That is one hell of a pond it would look great with some wild flower patches to break up the green grass . They also do a decent job as erosion control on slopes .

[@garagepie]

Great work, a small island to encourage bird life would be a good addtion.

[@barryhansen6854]

That is awesome Chris, would even be able to use a small sailing boat on that larger area. An excellent recreation spot.

[@shedmachine8503]

3 yrs would be a great opportunity to highlight the final results of your expertise in just one of many ponds/lakes we've watched come to fruition in front of our dedicated eyes.

[@merrymanrc]

I think they should put rocks at the end of drain pipe think one step ahead because people do forget about things like that until something bad happens. Yeah that is a nice pond in time with some fish and ducks 🐟🐟🎣🎣

[@darylpliley5853]

That's cool looking project guys! Nice job, it would be cool to see with the grass grown up now.

[@wyldbladze]

Great work. Once the bridge is installed and both sides are connected, that will be beautiful. Also, its big enough that it can be stocked up really well with fish. As a personal choice, I would have wanted a small dock built for a fishing pier or just somewhere to sit and let my feet dangle in the water on a hot day.

[@larryfisher5796]

Wow Ida help fill it .That is going to be a great pond .THANK YOU FOR SHARING THE VIDEO WITH US

[@TravisBaker1]

Nice! New addition to my vision board: 5 acre private pond with bridge on my property estate.

[@phillipbonner5215]

You can almost classify that as a lake. And once the London Bridge is in place it will look spectacular. Good guesstimating.

[@tracyjohnson7017]

Chris I forgot what it looked like before you started, have you had any thought to include a before photo with the finished video for the memory impaired fans?

[@patg6705]

Beautiful !!! Excellent job

[@richardmcdaniel93]

It looks great. I really like the way you made it look more natural than just an oval or oblong shape. I hope we can see it after the bridge goes in. Thanks for sharing.

[@robertconreux8079]

Beautiful! Great job! Great vid!Thanks

[@rlltd3668]

Awesome job man! Your the best! 👍🏻👍🏻

[@mr.l6615]

I'd love to see the pond once the water clears up. Nice job, looks great!

[@jbonegw]

That pond is huge. Wow.

[@Jeepfool]

Thanks for doing this you e created a great ecosystem for many animals

[@stevenphelps7929]

I've been trying to find this video for the longest. You've done a fantastic job on the 5 acre pond my man and I've enjoyed watching it. I wish you well. 👏🙏

[@mattcarlson3443]

That is beautiful great job you can tell you are very good at your job. I like the fact you show it from start to finish even with all your set backs and changes by your client thanks again on all the filming you do cant wait to see your next big projects

[@PatNetherlander]

Woohoo! Job well done Chris! What a magnificent pond this turned out to be. You’ll see it’ll clear up soon and then the fun part get’s starting! Give it time and show us footage from time to time! It’ll develop beautifully I’ll bet!

[@johnhamilton9229]

So excited for you. Very much looking forward to the next video and stocking the pond with bait and moby.

[@austinmiller3497]

Wow that looks awesome I can't wait to see you do some fishing at your pond my brother-in-law built a pond out at his mom and dad's house it took it only a month to fill up and now it's completely stocked with fish

[@hphillips7425]

My wife and myself watched this video she mentioned how nice the pond looks. She also said they must be rich to have that work done. 👍

[@paulkilburn6102]

Stunningly brilliant work and vision

[@clone1landman]

Would love to see it all when its complete.. Grass and clear. You guys did an absolutely amazing and professional job!!! Be proud of your work! 👍👍👍👍

[@MrJblonde2012]

Dude, that really came out nice. Would love to walk out my back door and have that. No need for vacationing.

[@MagnusOlssonMalvik]

Looks amazing, please revisit a few times and show us how it will mature and look when its all clear water and the grass has grown!

[@davidmays3333]

That will look so good when grass is grown around it!

[@ttinnovations3310]

WOW !! very cool, Amazing !! can not wait to see it in a few more months, make a floating plant/tree island in the middle =)

[@georgiaannbicknell6129]

Good job! It looks so natural.

[@rogerspalding5673]

Great piece of work. When do you plan on introducing your fish into the lake? Looks spectacular.

[@mountainviews5025]

Awesome there thousands of years of fun fishing in the sun thumbs up my friend

[@robertrockwell7581]

wow just wow this is going too be one beautiful home sight when done. nice job.

[@MrDavidelliottjr]

This is just amazingly beautiful. Yall did a great job. Thanks for sharing. Never knew how they done these ..

[@ronaldshank7589]

What kind of fish are you stocking in your lake? How many fish of each species, and how soon will you be starting the stocking process? I'm full of questions, and I know that. I'm just curious, that's all. Glad to be a new subscriber, too. This is a channel worth subscribing to! On a personal note, I'd start with 500-1,000 Largemouth Bass, about 500 Spotted Bass, 1,000-2,000 Black Crappie, 1,000-2,000 White Crappie, 500-1,000 mixed bag of Bluegill & Suncrackers, & 3,000-5,000 Shiners. Then, I'd probably go with 200-300 mixed bag of Flathead and Channel Catfish. Add about a dozen or so Grass Carp...and there ya go! Of course, I'm not trying to tell you what to do on your own property, as it relates to your new lake. I'm just saying that that's what I'd do, if it was my lake. Have fun with whatever you want to do, stocking-wise! Have a great weekend!

[@georgesherman5345]

Man... that turned out to be a real big pond. Very nice.

[@derekgillis48]

Looks good...when grass gets planted that will a great picture

[@johnclifton3910]

That is a beautiful job right there well done

[@glen3257]

This pond looks great! Always a pleasure seeing your videos!

[@mikebultema2536]

Very enjoyable watching this project. Thank you.

[@janvandenbos7085]

Looks so amazing Chris that pond, nice drone footage, the colors ✌👌👍😎

[@donbraden8533]

Wow filled with water you can really see the size of it very nice job guys my hats off to you 😎👍👍👍👍

[@Jodokus_Rendentanz]

Great work and with a realy beautiful result!

[@monoxidechild6161]

It's ridiculous how awesome that turned out,especially Ariel view from the drone! Once all the muck settles and all that water clears up and after a good full year of seasons and everything settles nice nice you would never know you were there at all. Wicked Nice job.

[@kelleysimonds5945]

Damn! That is one nice pond.

[@MultiTimelady]

Wow, can't wait til all that mud I'd settled or filtered leaving a Blue green pond. It's going to be great

[@phillipjones3342]

That sure turned out beautiful wished it was mine you oughta be proud of yourself

[@abrahamtov364]

I have seen lakes that are not that big, so calling it a pond is a little understated I think!

[@mikefredette8507]

GREAT JOB DRIVER ! That came out PERFECT ! I couldn't pitcher in the beginning stages , now seeing the job complete , you Nailed it !

[@nellermann]

So happy for you to see this project completed! Enjoyed this one. If you don't mind come back in a year or so if you are allowed to show the grass and bridge.

[@brucet8033]

Well done, Chris. Maybe we could have a return trip on this lake after the house and bridge are in.

[@justj2728]

Loved the music with the drone footage really made the video man

[@nvvombat]

yeah, but who is playing that?

[@bobdobson]

@@nvvombat sounds like 74 75 by the Connells

[@meehd01]

Should have spread some prairie grass hay on the dam and around on all the banks to control erosion, to seed grass and keep the water cleaner.

[@crbconservation4449]

That's not part of his job

[@meehd01]

@@crbconservation4449 should be, he built the pond.

[@crbconservation4449]

@@meehd01 Whenever you own and operate an excavator you're not gonna be growing seed sorry

[@moman0166]

Absolutely stunning. We live on a 10 acre lake and when it was built in 1992 and the week after it was built we got 5 inches of rain and filled it.

[@cynicbeliever40]

One more visit after the greenery fills in would be cool too. Great job Chris!

[@KD-wg4tn]

Chris, I am curious what is the cost of a pond this size? I would assume major bucks. Thx

[@Kube_Dog]

No heart for you. And certainly no answer coming. Good question though.

[@KD-wg4tn]

Kube Dog I live close enough to hire him, but have no idea how to connect. By what I can tell, the soil makeup looks a lot like my area. A buddy of mine is considering a pond and wants it done right. Oh well!

[@jeannieselzer7984]

That's gonna be amazing ! Great job guys !

[@johnnyholland8765]

I know the owners must be proud. You should be too. You did a damn fine job.

[@gavinremer1450]

You gotta seed some native brome around that.

[@topnotchexcavatingllc5193]

Wow! Chris that's a super nice job ! Thanks for showing us the final product.

[@CMl8r]

I have watched a good amount of letsdig18 videos. All of them are awesome and this pond/lake is going to be on the most pretty ones of them all. I do have a question and if anyone reading this could help me answer the following question: At what point (Ex: Size, Depth, Flow, Soil Type, etc.) does the Army Core of Engineers need to be involved? Just curious as I know the bigger lakes are often managed by the Army Core of Engineers to make sure floods don’t get out of hand and stuff like that. Dam good stuff!

[@LordGertz]

I love the rosebush, a nice little touch.

[@nprmike]

Please keep us posted In the future be nice to see the progression of the lake how the water cleans up and the grass starts growing Great work