DRAINAGE TRENCH
When dealing with water related issues sometimes the simplest solutions are the most practical. Rather than overcomplicate a problem, a long standing practice was implemented to solve the issue. In this case with a supercharged flooding issue from the treeline along #11 fairway, a simple and tidy French Drain was the answer. After conferring with course architects Gary Browning and Wade Horrocks as well as hydraulic engineer Dennis Westoff it was concluded that less is more. So it was devised that with the water pouring along the surface and into the fairway, as well as subsurface springs popping up, a simple trech was dug to move the water into our pond and keep it from the fairway. When the water receded and subsided, after more than 6 weeks of flow, drain rock and tile was added.
The trench will remain open open to the surface in order to function to maximum capacity during flow events in the future. The photos depict the initiation of the project and show some of the flow we were experiencing. Next the trench is shown intercepting and moving the water. What then follows is the steps to complete the project.
