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KIRKSVILLE, MO. -- The City of Kirksville has a brand-new pond.

It's located in the North Park Complex along Emmett Street, just east of the skate park.

Kirksville Public Works crews recently spent two weeks digging the pond, doing related dirt work and seeding the area.

Employees finished the pond project about a week ago.

Public Works Director John Buckwalter told KTVO the pond has been planned for about two years as part of the City's Master Plan for North Park.

Once it fills with water, the surface area will be approximately one acre.

The price tag for equipment rental and supplies for the project came in just under $20,000.

That money comes out of Kirksville's General Fund.

The City also had to shell out several thousand dollars for two weeks worth of salary for the Public Works employees who worked on the pond project.

That includes overtime hours for the evenings they worked.

KTVO has received a number of phone calls from viewers wanting to know more about the project, so we sent Fact Finder to get answers to some of your questions about the new pond.

Buckwalter told us it will serve several purposes.

"(It) gives us an area where there'll be a permanent pool, and then more importantly, we've got a significant area where we can store excess rainfall coming off the North Park Complex before it's discharged on downstream,” said Buckwalter.

Buckwalter said the pond will also be used for recreational purposes.

He told KTVO that at some point in the future, it will likely be stocked with fish.

The pond will also serve as a water supply for irrigating future sports fields at North Park.