how do i get rid of this small lake in my yard that forms when it rains?

Answer 1

Simple. Take a shovel and dig a small trench leading the small lake right over to your neighbors property.

Answer 2

It depends on why it is forming partly. Ideally you want to lead the water away from where it is pooling. One thing you can do is to dig down about 2' below the area it forms and fill that area with gravel. This will let the water drop below the surface where it can take its time to soak in a little more. You could take it further and dig a trench to an area that could use more water or just to a lower part of the garden. & fill that with gravel too then put soil or a path back over the gravel. This can be great in a dry area as you can lead the water to where you need it & it can soak in deeper too for tree roots to get well watered. Similarly other plants will eventually send their roots down & tap into the source of extra moisture. In wetter climates you can lead it to a better place to drain away.

You do need to be careful though, you do not really want to be doing this too close to your house, it could cause moisture to get into the foundations.

If you do some searches on permaculture you should be able to find ways to do this kind of thing & make the water work to your advantage.

Answer 3

I had this problem due to the fact that the developer leveled the ground with clay. It didn't let the water drain well at all.

I got a post hole digger and went down about four feet. I filled this with stones up to about six inches from the top. Over the stones I placed landscaping cloth and covered that with topsoil and the grass that was there originally. 20 years ago, and it still dries up in no more than a day.

If you go with the bringing in dirt and leveling suggestion, be sure not to grade it so it all flows on your neighbors property!

Answer 4

Get some fill dirt. Call some landscapers to find out where you can get some. They may haul it for you and/or spread it to fill in the hole. Then put down some grass seed, plugs or sod. Good luck. This hole is a mosquito haven. But maybe the ducks love it.

Answer 5

depending on the size of the "small" lake you can get a sump pump and pump the water out to the street or fill it in with cement .

Answer 6

Make a drain off. Its sounds worse than it is. Do you have a ditch? If you do than dig a trench to the ditch. carefully remove the grass. Get some pvc pipe and stick it in the trench and cover with the grass. No you have a drain off.

Answer 7

its a problem with your lanscaping, and the water not being absorb into the ground fast enough and land not rounded correcting to allow for run off.

because i dont know the size or how serious of a problem it is all I can do is recommend you have a landscaper come out after it rains and have them offer suggestions. Sometimes there isnt much you can do.

Answer 8

You are going to need to get some fill and level off your yard.

Answer 9

you will need to bring in fill dirt and bring up the elevation of the low spots.

Answer 10

fill in the dent.....i had the same problem.....packing the area with dirt helped and i then re soded
good luck