The New Kavanagh Fishing & Swimming Pond – Part 1: This new pond will give us enough backfill to do the new 690 ft. shoreline bulkhead at the Kavanagh’s peninsula. We are first working on clearing the spot where we will build the new dam and then we will excavate behind it to a depth of 18-20 feet deep.

The new pond will be approximately 1.5 acres with a nice new swimming, diving and fishing pier built on it. The pond will be fed from the lake with a new 2HP pump which will also keep it aerated and healthy and maintain a constant pool elevation – kept by a level switch on the pier that will operate the pump.

The spillway will consist of a 12″ pipe running through the dam that will have a concrete seal anchor poured around it, buried in the dam to keep it from leaking and moving through the future, and to prevent animals from burrowing down the pipe. A concrete splash pad will be added below the lower end to prevent erosion.

Once we complete the project we will fill the pond and order fish. We will then do a maintenance contract with them to prevent duckweed buildup and algae. The new Hybrid Sunfish, Florida Bass, bullhead minnows and shiners will keep things fresh and make for a great kids fishing pond.