I've had this problem for many years and never had enough money to fix it. I'm sure it only got worse since now it gets into my crawl space. There is a tiny drain (4" maybe) in the back corner of the lot that always has debris and I'm always cleaning, and I honestly have no idea where it goes. It doesn't seem to carry any of the water away. I'm not sure if I need to install a French drain, excavate and regrade, sell my house 🥴. The picture was taken from my back patio.
by probonosleuth
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Is the entire neighborhood graded towards your house? Damn, never seen it this bad.
You just have to find somewhere for it to go. That could mean adding drainage, regrading, dry well, etc.
First I’d find where that pipe goes, and if you own it, make it bigger, and keep it clear. Are there neighbors around you? A stream you can direct it to?
I mean the only thing you can do is dig a big trench and direct it out to a sewer or run off area.
Woof! Create your own lake/retention pond?
It’s Kayak time!
I had a similar issue, maybe not quite as bad. An adjacent higher lot would drain into and across my yard.
I ended up hiring a local company to install a combination of French and PVC drains, that carried water from where it would collect, to the lowest point on my property, to where it would drain away into an empty drainage lot.
I think I paid like $6K, but it was worth every penny. My yard is usable, and even in heavy rains it drys out quickly. I have grass instead of mud.
Not an expert but I suggest looking up who has drainage authority where you live. It may not necessarily be the City. Could be the county or some sort of regional or state agency. Your city or County should have a chief engineer that would know for sure. They may even have the civil drawings still on file. They may be able to identify the problem and recommend solutions.
Also check your city or county recorder’s office to see if there is a plat available that might show how the neighborhood was designed or at least where drainage easements should be. Whoever assessed property taxes in your jurisdiction may even maintain a public GIS website with this info.
One possible cause is years of unregulated property improvements in the neighborhood have rerouted the water and/or blocked where it us supposed to go. Could also be an old, busted field tile. That fence could possibly even be contributing.
A 4 inch pipe would not seemingly be sufficient to drain all of that. 4 inches sounds like a gutter drain. This is significant enough to hire someone to diagnose, advise, and correct. I probably wouldn’t DIY. Just be careful with who you hire. Research them first so someone doesn’t try to take advantage of you.
A lot more heavy drinking trees. Natural rainforest…
wow nice lake front house.
You have to drain it into the street. That’s just too much water for anything else.
Looks crazy bad. Build dirt and grass mounds all the way around your yard.
This is awful. I can literally see open grass in your neighbors yard through the fence.
It’s more than possible your neighbors are unlawfully directing drainage into your yard.
I second getting an engineer to assess.
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You need to get the county involved or your HOA. This isn’t normal and maybe a hazard to your safety. Builders have to grade towards code and i have a strong feeling something/someone did something wrong. This is enough water for the county to get involved. I know you said you don’t have money…but something needs to be done unless you want your basement to flood and you have a bigger problem
Mangrove nursery!
That’s a lake.
Do you pay a storm water fee?
If you a pay fee I would not let them off the hook without least indicating what your solution would likely be and potentially causes of the issue. Either natural drainage, or constructed drainage is blocked, or this has always been a wetland. It may be a private property manner, but if there is a storm water utility, they just as least be willing to provide more info, at least a site visit and discussion.
Sir, that’s called flooding
Seeing as your neighbor has no water or flooding in there yard I’m willing to bet their violating laws by draining everything onto your property which would make the responsible financially for fixing all damages caused by the flooding and fixing it from recurring.
You mean your pond?
Throw some trout in there and start fishing? Lol you got a damn lake