My driveway is sloped in such a way that all the runoff goes to this one corner, but it readily gets blocked with debris from the trees. What can I do to keep the water flowing, other than regularly clearing the needles?
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Need more pics with better context. Show us where the water is coming from, and where it's going.– HuesmannCommented Jan 15, 2023 at 15:12
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That first pic pretty much shows it all. It’s coming from the surrounding paved surface and draining into the dirt at the corner in the center of the picture.– Robin DavisCommented Jan 15, 2023 at 18:07
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Shoot, man, then all you gotta do is dump some #1 or #2 stone in that corner and spread it out a little.– HuesmannCommented Jan 16, 2023 at 11:15
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- Install a dry well there
- A dry well is a hole, filled with gravel, into which the water can run and collect without puddling on the surface, until it seeps out the bottom.
- Extend the curb down to the white wall
- This will keep the water flowing along the concrete. It won't prevent the water flow from being slowed by needles, but it should continue to flow.
- Dig a channel along the concrete down to the white wall.
- This would help the water flow along the dirt instead of puddling here.
- Do nothing.
- The water will puddle then seep into the ground right here. So long as it doesn't completely flood & wash out the dirt/make the drive impassible, it's not a horrible solution.
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1Oh nice I like the dry well idea. Not so sure the other suggestions will work because that corner is the low spot — the white wall is slightly uphill. Commented Jan 13, 2023 at 18:49
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If this spot is high, @RobinDavis, and there's a better location further downhill, you could put the dry well down hill somewhere that's a better location and just bury a perforated drain pipe to make the water flow easily there.– FreeManCommented Jan 13, 2023 at 18:53
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@RobinDavis - wow, my brain has a hard time seeing that the white wall is uphill... Commented Jan 13, 2023 at 19:03
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This is the logical place for the water to drain, I think. The main issue is that it’s just this little concrete corner and it gets blocked up very easily. Commented Jan 13, 2023 at 19:15
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1A mere catchbasin (little drain inlet box - collector is also a term - generally quite a bit smaller than a full-on drywell) would likely work unless the ground is particularly non-porous. Mostly need a place for the needles to collect below ground level (will still need to clean it out occasionally.) A bit of grinding the concrete so the water passage is not so narrow would also help. But the wax is an easy approach to try.– EcnerwalCommented Jan 14, 2023 at 17:05