New pond digs, pond restoration, retention basins, creek and waterway work, swales and levees — across the 60-mile radius from Mattoon.
(217) 809-0779 📞 Free EstimateA pond, a swale, a retention basin, and a creek-bank fix all start the same way — moving the right amount of earth to the right shape with the right slope. That's our job. We read the water on the land, we shape it so it goes where you want it to go, and we leave the dirt locked in so the next big rain doesn't undo the work.
If your job is pond cleanout or sediment removal specifically, head over to our pond dredging page — that's the focused dredging scope. This page is for new pond construction, restoration, retention, and waterway work.
Dig a new pond from scratch — for livestock, fish, swimming, or just because the land has the right spot for one. We size, shape, and build the dam to last.
Bring back a pond that's silted in, weedy, or losing volume. Pull sediment, restore depth, fix the dam, rework inlet and outlet. Old pond, new life.
Stormwater retention for residential, commercial, ag sites. We work to engineered plans where there are some, and to clear specs where there aren't.
Bank stabilization, channel reshaping, debris and blockage removal, minor riprap. We help identify what needs a permit before we cut.
Pitched swales to move runoff away from buildings, fields, and pasture. Tied into the rest of the surface-water plan so nothing dead-ends in a low spot.
Earthen levees, pond embankments, flood-protection berms. Lifts, compaction, and shaping that holds when the water rises.
It depends on size, depth, soil type, water source, and access. A small farm pond is a totally different scope than a multi-acre recreational pond. The most accurate way is a 30-minute walk on your spot — call (217) 809-0779.
Depends on what you want it for — livestock water, recreation, fish, irrigation, retention. Most owners want at least 8 feet of water at the deepest point so it doesn't winterkill or grow over with weeds. We'll size it to your land and goal.
Yes. Pull silt out of the basin, restore the original depth, fix or rebuild the dam if needed, address inlet and outlet. See pond dredging for the dredging-only scope.
Yes. Retention and detention for residential, commercial, and ag sites. We work to engineered plans when one's been spec'd, or rough-shape based on watershed and outlet.
Yes — bank stabilization, channel reshaping, blockage and debris cleanout, riprap. We help identify what needs a permit before any cutting starts.
Yep. Pitched swales for runoff control, earthen levees and berms for flood protection or pond embankments — regular work for the dozer and excavator.
60-mile radius from Mattoon, IL — Decatur, Champaign, Effingham, Charleston, Urbana, Sullivan, Tuscola, Shelbyville, Pana, and Terre Haute.
Walk it with us. We'll tell you what's reasonable for the spot and what it'll take.
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