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Pond Construction in Buna, TX

Ponds · Buna, TX

The Pond Your Land Has Been Waiting For

Pond construction is some of the proudest work we do around Buna, Vidor, Silsbee, Lumberton and all across Southeast Texas. A pond changes a property — water for cattle, a place to fish, somewhere for the grandkids to spend a summer, and a retention basin that gives storm water somewhere to go besides your barn. We dig them with our own excavator and dozer: basin dug, banks shaped and sloped, and the spoil dirt put to work instead of left in a heap.

Southeast Texas is good pond country when the dig matches the dirt. Parts of this area hold water beautifully and parts run to sand that drinks it — the difference decides where the pond goes and how it's built. We've been reading that difference since 1999. Pond jobs pair naturally with clearing the site and dirt work with the spoil, so one estimate covers the whole picture.

What We Handle

  • Stock ponds and cattle tanks
  • Fishing and recreation ponds
  • Retention and drainage ponds
  • Basins dug and banks shaped right
  • Spoil dirt used for pads and fill on site
  • Old ponds cleaned out and reshaped
  • Overflow routed so banks stay put
  • Free on-site estimates

Free Ponds Estimate

Tell us about your land — we’ll get right back to you.

What Makes a Pond Hold

A pond is a hole, a bank and a plan for water — and all three have to be right. The dig sets the depth and shape; the banks decide whether it keeps its edges or slumps them into the water; the overflow decides what happens in the storm that will absolutely come. We build all three deliberately: depth where it serves the pond, banks sloped so they hold and mow, and overflow routed where extra water does no harm.

The ground itself gets a vote. Clay bottoms hold water; sandy stretches let it walk off. Before anything gets dug we look at what your dirt is and tell you honestly what kind of pond it will support and where on the property it wants to sit. A pond in the right spot takes care of itself for decades.

Stock Ponds, Fishing Holes and Retention Basins

A cattle tank, a bass pond and a retention basin are three different builds wearing the same name. Stock ponds want easy access and reliable depth through a dry August. Fishing ponds want varied depth, clean structure and banks you can work a rod from. Retention ponds are pure function — sized to swallow the runoff this climate throws, with an outfall that behaves.

Tell us what the pond is for and we shape the dig to match. And if what you've got is an old pond gone shallow and ragged — silted in, banks caving, more mud flat than water — we clean out and reshape existing ponds too. Sometimes the best pond on the property is the one that's already there, dug right at last.

The Spoil Dirt Is Half the Value

Digging a pond produces a mountain of dirt, and what happens to it separates a good pond job from a cheap one. Left in a spoil heap, it's an eyesore you'll pay someone to fix later. Put to work, it's free material: a building pad lifted out of the wet, a low corner filled, a drive built up, banks feathered into the land like the pond was always there.

We plan the spoil before the first bucket comes out — where it goes, what it builds, how it gets shaped and packed. It's one more reason pond jobs work best with a crew that does grading and dirt work too. Have a spot in mind? Get us out for a free look and we'll tell you what your ground can hold.

Freshly built pond holding water with shaped sandy banks in the pines Aerial view of a pond pad and access road cut through the pines

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What You Can Expect

How a Job With Pollard's Runs

From the first walk of the property to the last pass of the blade, here is exactly how it goes.

1

Walk the Land

We come see the property — the trees, the brush, the ground under it, and how wet it runs. What you want cleared, what's worth keeping, and what the job really takes. No blind quotes over the phone.

2

Straight Estimate

You get a free estimate with a real number and a real timeline. It covers what's included — clearing, dirt, shaping, debris — and it holds unless the scope changes.

3

Bring the Iron

The dozer, excavator or mulcher shows up when we said and does the job the way we quoted it. Anything unexpected in the ground, you hear about it immediately, not on the invoice.

4

Leave It Right

We walk the finished ground with you before we call it done. Clean lines, shaped banks, a pad you can build on or a pasture you can mow. Done means you say it's done.

FAQ

Ponds Questions, Answered

Common questions about ponds across Buna & Southeast Texas. Don't see yours? Give us a call — we're happy to help.

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How much does it cost to build a pond in Southeast Texas?
Size and depth drive it, along with what the dirt turns out to be and what happens with the spoil. A half-acre stock tank and a two-acre bass pond are very different digs. We look at your site and ground first, then give you a free estimate with a real number.
Will my land hold a pond?
Depends on your dirt — the clay-bottomed ground around here holds water well, while sandier stretches can struggle. We'll look at the soil and the lay of your land and tell you honestly what it will support and where the pond wants to go, before anybody digs anything.
How deep should a pond be here?
Deep enough to hold good water through a hot, dry August — and how deep that is depends on the pond's job. Stock water, fishing and retention each want a different profile, so we shape the dig to what the pond is for instead of a one-size answer.
Can you fix or clean out an old pond?
Yes — ponds silt in and banks wear down over the years, and a cleanout can bring an old pond back better than new. We dig out the accumulated silt, reshape and re-slope the banks, and sort out the overflow while the equipment is there.
What happens to all the dirt you dig out?
It goes to work on your property — building pads, filling low spots, building up drives, shaping banks. We plan the spoil before we start digging so it ends up as value, not a heap. Call (409) 289-0802 and we'll come look at your pond site; the estimate is free.
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Why Choose Pollard's

Why Southeast Texas Landowners Call Us

Three Generations Deep

Started by Grandpa in 1999, run by Dad today, with the third generation on the iron. The name on the machine is the family doing the work — and answering the phone.

One Crew, Whole Job

Dozer, excavator and tracked mulcher under one roof. Clearing, dirt work, grading and the pond get done as one job with one estimate — not three contractors pointing at each other.

Straight Answers, Free Estimates

We walk the property, tell you what the ground actually needs — and what it does not — and hand you a real number. No phone guesses, no surprise extras.

Southeast Texas Born

Sandy uplands, gumbo clay bottoms, wet winters and brush that never quits — this is the only dirt we have ever worked, and we build for what it does.

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Get In Touch With Pollard's Dozer Service

Land to clear, a pad to build, brush that's won too many summers, or a pond you've been thinking about for years? Call or send the form and we'll walk the property with you and hand you a free estimate — straight answers from the family that's worked this dirt since 1999.

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