Rid roof of standing water

Q: Our house was built in 1949 and has a split-level layout with a flat tar-and-gravel roof. Shortly after we moved in, a leak was discovered coming from the lower, smaller portion of the roof. It was replaced with a multilayer tar-paper version. The roof is fine except for a fairly large low spot. The water sits about an inch deep and remains four or five days before evaporating.

What is the easiest, most economical way to get rid of the standing water? I'm thinking of placing gravel in the low spot – but wondered if you had another suggestion.

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