# Yard Drainage in Crofton and Gambrills, MD > Yard drainage in Crofton, Gambrills and Davidsonville: a river rock run for the low spot or the downspout, priced free from your description or a walkthrough. Page: https://fannonpropertyservices.com/service-area/crofton/drainage/ Last changed: 2026-10-11 --- # Yard drainage in Crofton. Most of Crofton's ground is rated well drained, so a puddle that stays is worth a look. We build the river rock channel that gets it moving. - Free estimates - Locally owned - Insured ![A river rock channel running beside a driveway](https://fannonpropertyservices.com/assets/own/drainage-hero-desk.webp) *A rock channel along the edge of a drive.* ## Crofton's ground, acre by acre 2,734.8 acres of Crofton's 4,238 mapped acres are rated well drained by the soil maps. Where water sits anyway, look to the yard itself. *Bars at one scale of acres: all 4,238 of Crofton's mapped acres, the 2,734.8 rated well drained, the 343.5 mapped as frequently flooded and poorly drained, and Gambrills' 418.9 acres of frequently flooded soils* - **343.5 acres** in Crofton are frequently flooded, poorly drained soils on 0 to 2 percent slopes, by the same maps. - **418.9 acres** of Gambrills are frequently flooded Zekiah and Issue soils. ### Do you do yard drainage in Crofton? Yes. Crofton is one of our main areas, with Gambrills and Davidsonville beside it. Most of Crofton's ground is rated well drained, 2,734.8 of its 4,238 mapped acres, so tell us exactly where water sits and for how long, and we price a river rock run for that spot. The estimate is free, from your description or a walkthrough. Sources: USDA NRCS Soil Data Access, the Crofton Civic Association, Anne Arundel County, Maryland iMap's FEMA floodplain layer and Wikipedia. Checked on 11 October 2026. ## A ridge, a river and a creek. - **The ridge** Route 424 began as Ridge Road, following the ridge between the South River and the Patuxent River. - **The Little Patuxent** It borders Crofton at its southwest corner, where Route 3 meets Route 450. - **Beaver Creek** The county has restored it between Route 424 and Crofton Parkway. ![Drawing of a ridge between two rivers in cross-section, a road along its top and arrows showing water running down both sides, with houses on the slopes](https://fannonpropertyservices.com/assets/drawn/crdr-ridge.svg) ## Drainage next door and over the Bay. - ![Drawing of the ground cut through, with river rock heaped in a shallow channel between a lawn and a driveway, and arrows showing water running off both into the rock](https://fannonpropertyservices.com/assets/drawn/g09-river-rock.svg) [Yard drainage](https://fannonpropertyservices.com/drainage/) Rock channels, dry creek beds, downspout runs. - ![Map with Crofton, Gambrills and Davidsonville marked west of Annapolis, with Severna Park, Crownsville, Arnold and Edgewater to the east](https://fannonpropertyservices.com/assets/own/map-crofton-desk.webp) [Crofton](https://fannonpropertyservices.com/service-area/crofton/) One page for Crofton, Gambrills and Davidsonville. - ![Map with Annapolis Neck marked south of Annapolis, between the South River and the Chesapeake Bay](https://fannonpropertyservices.com/assets/own/map-annapolis-neck-desk.webp) [Annapolis Neck yard drainage](https://fannonpropertyservices.com/service-area/annapolis-neck/drainage/) VE zones of 6 to 11 feet on the flood maps. - ![Map with Stevensville and Chester marked on Kent Island, across the Chesapeake Bay from Annapolis, Arnold and Gibson Island](https://fannonpropertyservices.com/assets/own/map-kent-desk.webp) [Kent Island yard drainage](https://fannonpropertyservices.com/service-area/kent-island/drainage/) Stevensville, Chester and the days the roads closed. ## Crofton yard questions ### Do the Crofton covenants cover a rock channel in the yard? Ask your committee first if you live in the tax district. Crofton's Covenant Review Committee asks to review sheds, fences, decks and large changes to a home before the work starts, and its paper does not mention drainage. Most Crofton tax district neighborhoods have covenants, and the first Crawford streets follow different covenants from the later Levitt and Sons homes. ### Can drainage work lower my county stormwater fee? Possibly, with the right practice. Anne Arundel County charges a yearly stormwater fee, and owners can cut it by up to 50 percent with approved stormwater practices on their land. The county decides what qualifies, so ask it before counting on a credit for a rock channel in Crofton. ### Why does my Crofton yard puddle if the soil drains well? One reason can be ground that is built over. Soil maps place 2,406 of Crofton's 4,238 mapped acres in map units that include urban land, soil mixed with built-over ground. A soil rating describes the soil, not the roof, the drive and the patio that now shed their water onto it. ### Is any of Crofton in a FEMA flood zone? In places. Effective FEMA flood maps for Crofton include zone A, zone AE with a floodway, and the 0.2 percent annual chance zone. Look up your own Crofton address on FEMA's map before you plan drainage work; river rock in a yard does not move a flood line. ## Get a free estimate. Tell us the Crofton or Gambrills address and where the water collects: in the yard, by the house or beside the drive. [Call (443) 223-8643](tel:+14432238643) [How estimates work](https://fannonpropertyservices.com/estimates/) [Towns we cover](https://fannonpropertyservices.com/service-area/) ![Illustration of a Fannon Property Services Ford F-150 pickup in navy and blue](https://fannonpropertyservices.com/assets/gen/truck-cutout.webp)