What a Driveway Culvert Does and the Signs Yours Is Failing
A driveway culvert is a pipe that lets ditch water pass under your driveway instead of over it. Signs it is failing include water pooling on the uphill side, water running over the driveway, a dip or sinkhole above the pipe, crushed or rusted ends and a pipe full of sediment. Clearing both ends each fall prevents most problems.
French Drain vs. Swale vs. Dry Creek Bed: Which Fixes Your Wet Yard?
A French drain collects water that is already in the soil and carries it away through a buried perforated pipe. A swale is a shallow surface channel that guides runoff you can see moving across the ground. A dry creek bed is a rock-lined swale that also works as a landscape feature. Choose based on whether your water is in the ground or on the surface.