Draining standing water

[Sugarbug]

Any of you natives have some suggestions on how to drain water from my yard? No grade really to speak of. It sits between my neighbor's house and mine and due to the proximity is in the shade almost 100% of the time.

 

[Golden-Eagle]

River sand fill will displace it and allow it to drain. My yard is very soft. Pre-Katrina we brought in several loads. It worked well for me.

 

[Gator 45/70]

Haul in some dirt...Spread as necessary.

 

[dantheman]

Do an internet search for French Drain .

 

[CEHollier]

Any of you natives have some suggestions on how to drain water from my yard? No grade really to speak of. It sits between my neighbor's house and mine and due to the proximity is in the shade almost 100% of the time.

Spread river silt to raise the level of that area. French drains can be ran if you have some place lower to drain the water. River silt would be the easiest and cheapest.

 

[Sugarbug]

Do an internet search for French Drain .

Spread river silt to raise the level of that area. French drains can be ran if you have some place lower to drain the water. River silt would be the easiest and cheapest.

Yeah. I could do the French drain but it would have to go about 120feet through the backyard which does have a grade to it.

River silt sounds like the plan. Thank you, gentlemen.

 

[Rebeldave]

make crawfish pond

 

[LabRat]

Just remember the displaced water has to go somewhere

 

[Sugarbug]

Just remember the displaced water has to go somewhere

The rest of the yard does really well absorbing/running of the water; it's just where it's always shady that it's also seemingly flat.

 

[BenCarp27]

Spend $40-$50 half-a-day rental fee on a walk behind ditch witch. Run 4"-6" deep "trench" along the property line and out of the walking path. You'd be surprised the difference something that small may or not make.
If it doesn't work out, it's only $40 or so on top of the cost of silt, as well as the hassle of grading it out.

 

[VeedUp]

Spread the dirt

 

[charliepapa]

plant a cypress tree in the middle of the spot

 

[Gator 45/70]

Here...You can Thank me later.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQI5GhTaucY

 

[Sugarbug]

A picture = 1000 words right?

Can't get the lawn mower in there it's so soggy. From the water spout towards me is about 1+" standing water.

Dug the holes and let them fill. Pulled out around 40 gallons. Still looks like I didn't do anything. If it rains, this was an exercise in futility but it is the only time I have for it this week unless I take a day of work off.

 

[Golden-Eagle]

Do you and your neighbor have gutters on the house? If so, the drain can be directed away from the house with a flexible extension. It looks like you and your neighbor funnel the water from your roofs. A swale is looking good from the pictures.

 

[Sugarbug]

Neither of us have gutters.

 

[jasonj5313]

Neither of us have gutters.

Get gutters, and run an extension out and away from the area towards the front yard. They make a popup drain that will allow the water to come up out of your drainage system.

If that makes sense?

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[Akajun]

You have a grade , it's just going the wrong way I can see from your pic your front yard is higher than your low spot in between you houses, you have two options, scrape down the front yard with a tractor and drag the dirt to the low area, or haul in riversilt and spread it in the low area. Just curious, is there drainage in the backyard, how does it drain? The street/ storm sewer drains the front
Also , that's a lot of water , make sure there is no leaking sewage line there

 

[LACamper]

Do both the french drain and the fill. A few bags of rail road rocks where you want the water to drain then cover in fill dirt. Then lay some fresh sod on top. Don't fill higher than the top of your slab (termites!).

 

[Sugarbug]

You have a grade , it's just going the wrong way I can see from your pic your front yard is higher than your low spot in between you houses, you have two options, scrape down the front yard with a tractor and drag the dirt to the low area, or haul in riversilt and spread it in the low area. Just curious, is there drainage in the backyard, how does it drain? The street/ storm sewer drains the front
Also , that's a lot of water , make sure there is no leaking sewage line there

There's no sewage smell or anything. Other things to look for?

There is a creek behind the back yard. I'm going to have to go the river silt route, I'm sure.