dmccarty said:Jim,
Is a 24 inch pipe large enough? I have either an 18 or 24 inch pipe. Can't remember which since I got it for free. When I installed the culvert 6 years ago I read up on how to install them as well as size the culvert base on the amount of water that would flow throught the water shed. I'm lucky in that the culvert is withing 30-50 feet of the crest of a hil so very little water flows through the piple. Also a larger pipe was easier to clean out if required compared to a smaller pipe.
My origional plan to install the culvert was to dig down abit with the backhoe to place the pipe. Reality hit and I did not have time so I just laid the culvert on grade following the natural water flow. This has worked out fine. It may have caused problems if I had high flow rates. I also put in rip rap to stabilize the road bed.
Later,
Dan
The Highway Super told me to use a 24" pipe. I do need to make sure that the inside of the pipe is flush with the ground on the exit side to alleviate puddling. This area only drains when we have rain or snow melt. It is dry the rest of the time.