We're in the process of planning our first pond, and I've got a couple questions
- more will follow, I'm sure. We're in central Michigan, zone 5.

The pond will be sort of an L shape. The top of the L will be a waterfall, and
a 2ft X 10ft stream leading to the pond itself. The main pond will be the base
of the L, about 6ft X 18ft. Since we have pretty cold winters here, we're
thinking of making the pond 4ft deep.

If the liner is one piece, it'll require a 30 X 30 liner, with quite a lot of it
being cut away, and basically wasted. If we use 2 liners, one for the pond and
one for the stream, will we be inviting trouble from the seam leaking?

Rather than dig down 4 feet, I was thinking about digging 3 feet, and using the
dirt to make a "berm" around the pond about a foot high to gain the additional
depth. Is this a practical way to do it?

Since this will require a lot of effort, I want to make sure I get it right and
am not inviting any disasters down the road. All advice will be gratefully
received.

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