The problem
“The pond leaks down and won't stay full through the summer.”
What you're seeing
Water dropping faster than evaporation and rainfall explain
A pond that never reaches or holds full pool
Wet seeps or soft ground below the dam
A basin dug too shallow or in the wrong soil to seal
Why it happens in East Texas
A pond holds water only if it's built in or sealed with material that won't let it through. On the sandy loam of Henderson, Rains, and Wood counties, a basin dug straight into sand drains like a colander, and even in clay country a pond can leak if the core and dam weren't built and compacted right.
How we fix it
We dig and shape the basin to hold, build and compact a clay core where the native soil won't seal on its own, and set the dam and spillway so the pond fills and stays full without washing out in a hard rain. Where the right clay isn't on site, we bring it in.
How the work goes
01
Read the soil and the site
We check whether the native ground will seal and size the pond and dam to the watershed feeding it.
02
Dig, line, and compact
Shape the basin, build a compacted clay core where the soil won't hold on its own, and set the dam in proper lifts.
03
Set the spillway
A spillway sized to pass storm flow without cutting the dam, so the pond holds full and survives the wet season.
Where we see it most
Common on ranch and recreational acreage in Van Zandt, Hunt, Rains, and Wood counties, and on Lake Fork and Lake Cypress Springs hunting and cabin tracts.
The service that fixes it
Excavation
East Texas clay doesn't dig itself. We handle foundations, stock ponds, utility trenches, and full site prep, and we don't leave until the grade is right.
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