I have a low area in my backyard where allot of water accumulates and takes forever to dry. What I did is that I dug out a trench from my backyard to a nearby field that is about 40 feet away. The trench was dug in a downward direction for drainage and at the end of the trench I dug a well, which is just a hole in the ground about 6 feet deep so water could drain into the hole and into the earth. The problem being is that is there is so much water, the hole has already filled up and the water has back right up into the trench right back to the start !! So now what do I do ? I haven't even installed the french drain yet. Recommendations please. Thanks.
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13 years ago