i have a spot inbetween my property and the neighbours that just holds water for days/weeks after a rain or spring thaw.. i'd like to pipe it out to the ditch at the road, total length about 200 ft from far end of water prblm to ditch where i can let it dump, i was thinking of using that black drainage pipe with the holes just on the top side, laying that in a trench to the ditch and backfilling with stone..heres a pic of the mess after about 2 inches of rain in 2days..this is as bad as it will ever get and goes down considerably within hours of the rain quiting...the pic shows the water i want to drain...this is the backyard i want to drain it to a ditch in the front which is about 100 ft from the near side of the puddle, overall its about 200 ft to the far side of puddle to the ditch..any suggestions, no tractors or mobile equipment its going to be 200ft trench done with a banjo!
draining ditch..
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Egon
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Have you checked elevations for the drainage?
BruceWard
Platinum Member
A ditch without somewhere to run is just a small pond.
Could you extend the ditch along the path where you want to use the pipe?
What purpose does the ditch serve? Might it be better to fill that are so the water would run off naturally? It looks like several other places could use some additional topsoil.
Could you extend the ditch along the path where you want to use the pipe?
What purpose does the ditch serve? Might it be better to fill that are so the water would run off naturally? It looks like several other places could use some additional topsoil.
no the front ditch is at the road(suburbia) once its there it will flow away and be outa my property, my idea was to run the pipe right down the low spot where the water is sitting, then backfill it with gravel, then level it all out with topsoil
CurlyDave
Elite Member
The way the pipe with holes is designed to be used, the holes go down. The pipe collects water, but really doesn't lead it anywhere.
Use the holey pipe in the area of the puddle, then use solid pipe to transfer the water to the disposal ditch.
Latest geotech thinking is that the white, solid PVC pipe, type SRD 35 is the best for this kind of application. It comes in both solid and holey versions.
Use the holey pipe in the area of the puddle, then use solid pipe to transfer the water to the disposal ditch.
Latest geotech thinking is that the white, solid PVC pipe, type SRD 35 is the best for this kind of application. It comes in both solid and holey versions.
BruceWard
Platinum Member
Sounds like a reasonable plan.
The first thing I would do is open up the trench where the pipe would and see how the low spot drains. Even using a maddock I bet that ground is soft now.
The first thing I would do is open up the trench where the pipe would and see how the low spot drains. Even using a maddock I bet that ground is soft now.
i'd heard that about the holes going down, just didnt make sense to me..i was planning on putting the holes up, thinking the water would rise to the level of the holes enter the pipe and run down the slight grade towards the road ditch am i wrong?
whats a maddock? and no hte ground isnt soft its clay water just makes it stick to your shovel or break your shovel what ever comes first
CurlyDave
Elite Member
You are not correct. The holes go at the 5 o'clock and 7 o'clock positions.
As I said, use the holey pipe to collect water and the solid pipe to lead it away...
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A mattock is a digging tool similar to a pickaxe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattock