I have a major flooding problem in my back yard. My yard is lower than the surrounding yards and so when it rains it all sits in my yard. As you can see in the pictures, I have a middle spot that is particularly low and becomes a giant pool of water 2-6 inches that's takes about 2 days to drain depending on the weather. I am wanting to build some type of drainage system to help alleviate this big problem . I think the best bet so far is to construct a French drain and try and move the water out through the gate down the side of the house and out into the edge of lawn beside my front drive way. The distance from the large low spot to the front spans roughly 60ft. The rest of the yard gets fairly wet also. What king of system can I build to help with this problem? Will the ditches look like a tree branches converging on a main drain which then goes out to the front of the house?? I am very handy but I am a little clueless with this problem. I don't want to break my back digging and then have the drainage not work. Also the yard has poor exposure to sunlight and lots of mossdue to the water. When I fix the drainage problem ,how do I get rid of the moss so I can get some grass growing? Any suggestions and advice would be greatly appreciated. Oh, please note the frustrated wife in the window, Thanks Justin ,Memphis Tn
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