Pond Excavation in Butler, MO

Butler is the Bates County seat, about 70 miles south of our Shawnee shop, in farm and ranch country where stock ponds keep cattle watered through Missouri summers. Most of the ponds we dig around Butler are for livestock, often doubling as fishing water.

We pick a site with enough drainage to keep the pond full, check the soil for sealing, and steer clear of ground that floods from the Marais des Cygnes or its creeks. Construction covers clearing, topsoil stripping, digging and shaping the basin, compacting the dam and building a spillway. We can also rebuild older ponds that have silted in or lost their seal.

In Missouri, state dam safety rules only apply to larger dams, and the Bates County soil and water district may offer cost-share for livestock water. We plan Butler jobs to finish in one trip. For a free pond estimate in Butler or anywhere in Bates County, call (913) 912-3820.