I've got 10 acres in vermont and want to dig a pond myself on the
property..

does anyone have any recommendations as far as books or websites that
would give me
direction? I'm planning on renting a backhoe for a week to do it
myself..

has anyone done the job themselves? is a backhoe enough or do i need
an excavator?
how deep should i go?

plans are to use it for fish
swimming hole in the summer
skating rink in the winter..

size will probably be 30 yardsx 20 yards..
hopefully...

so many questions..

help!!