We had a guy with a backhoe do the basic digging of our pond. Cost was only
a few hundred dollars. The hole was 16 x 22 feet. A bargain in terms of
time and effort. In an hour, we had a hole and downhill berm. Think about
the process. We have never regretted the step. The link in the signature
will show you our end product.

Jim

"Cyde Weys" wrote in message
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I live in Maryland near Washington, D.C.. Let's say I wanted to build
a pond outside for koi and water plants. I'd be willing to do all of
the work myself, soo ... how much would it cost? I know this depends
on how big it's going to be, so let's say big enough so that it doesn't
freeze over the winter (to keep the fish alive). If that's even
possible, anyway. Presumably I'd need some sort of lining material, the
fish, the plants, and a pump. How much would I expect to pay? And
there's probably other stuff I haven't thought of, seeing as how I
haven't done this before.