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Monroe wrote:

I have a small (about 30 ft across), low lying area on the landscaped
portion of my property that serves to collect mel****er runoff from
about 1 - 1.5 ac. Over the past few years, at maximum melt, the depth
of this depression approached about 3 ft with the potential if not
drained to stay that way for two or three weeks.

Did you ever consider installing a drain pipe?
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