Do you do pond construction in Gardendale, TX?

Yes. Gardendale is about 20 miles west of our Midland yard, an easy same-morning move, and pond construction is work we run regularly across Ector County. SH-158 is the spine through Gardendale, with FM roads and Ector County roads carrying everything off it.

Ector County • 20 mi from Midland

Pond Construction in Gardendale, TX

Stock ponds and tanks built to hold water, not just hold a hole.

Rangefinder Excavation provides pond construction throughout Gardendale, TX and Ector County. Driveways, shop pads and barndominium pads make up most of our Gardendale work, along with clearing and drainage on new acreage lots.

A stock pond is only as good as the dirt work underneath it. Rangefinder Excavation builds ponds, stock tanks, and small dams across Permian Basin ranch and rural properties, sizing the dam, spillway, and basin to the watershed feeding it — not just digging a hole and hoping it holds water.

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Excavator and haul truck moving earth on a Permian Basin job site at dusk

What's Included

Site and watershed assessment for pond sizing
Dam and tank construction with proper core and compaction
Spillway and overflow shaping
Basin excavation and shaping
Access road grading to the pond site
Erosion control around the finished dam

Why Gardendale Property Owners Call Us

Dams built with proper core and compaction, not just pushed-up dirt
Spillway sizing based on your actual watershed
Experience with Permian Basin clay and caliche soil conditions
One crew for excavation, dam building, and finish grading

Ground conditions — Gardendale, TX

Caliche under sandy loam across this stretch of Ector County, shallow enough in most spots to build a driveway base out of what is already there.

The ground is close to flat, so pads have to be built up and crowned and driveways given real fall — there is very little natural drainage to borrow.

What pond construction looks like around Gardendale

Gardendale is about 20 miles west of our Midland yard, an easy same-morning move. SH-158 is the spine through Gardendale, with FM roads and Ector County roads carrying everything off it.

Work we get called for in Ector County

Caliche driveways and approaches off SH-158 and county roads
Shop and barndominium pads built up and crowned to drain
Lot clearing and drainage on new acreage tracts

Access & permits

TxDOT's Odessa district covers SH-158 frontage; Ector County Road & Bridge handles county-road approaches and culvert sizing.

How a pond construction job runs

Same four steps whether the job is in Gardendale or anywhere else we work: evaluate the watershed, excavate the basin, build and compact the dam, shape the spillway and finish.

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Pond Construction in Gardendale — Common Questions

Do you do pond construction in Gardendale, TX?: Yes. Gardendale is about 20 miles west of our Midland yard, an easy same-morning move, and pond construction is work we run regularly across Ector County. SH-158 is the spine through Gardendale, with FM roads and Ector County roads carrying everything off it.
What affects a pond construction job around Gardendale?: Caliche under sandy loam across this stretch of Ector County, shallow enough in most spots to build a driveway base out of what is already there. The ground is close to flat, so pads have to be built up and crowned and driveways given real fall — there is very little natural drainage to borrow.
Do I need a permit for pond construction near Gardendale?: It depends on whether the work touches a public road. TxDOT's Odessa district covers SH-158 frontage; Ector County Road & Bridge handles county-road approaches and culvert sizing. We will tell you which one applies before we price it.

More general questions about pond construction are answered on the pond construction page.