Around these parts, a "De-watering Well" is what you would consider an "outdoor sump crock" I have been on the wrong end of a 24" pipe wrench turning the shaft of a 16 bucket auger too many times.
They work, and they work well. Basically it is the same thing as a sump pit in your basement, but on the outside of the block wall.
Your goal is to create a depression in the water level below the level of your basement floor. You pump the water out using a sump pump and dispose of it as far away from your house as you can.
They are hard to install, as most are at least 12' deep, and at least a foot in diameter.
They are not for every situation, lets say a slope issue where at series of horizontal tiles would be better, but are a direct replacement for a sump pit dug into your basement floor.