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cinnaman
18 years ago

I have an area of my backyard that collects water after a heavy rain. The water will take 2-3 days to sink in/evaporate.

I was thinking of installing a trench with a buried slotted pipe or an open dry creek bed. This area is slightly lower than the side of the house where I would put the trench or creek bed, but eventually slopes down toward the street when I get to the front yard.

Which would be more effective and less maintenance, trench with pipe or the creek bed? How deep should either be dug?

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