What I call a "swamp grass clumps" sounds a lot like what you are describing. The ones around my neck of the woods just sprout up in wet areas - (not necessarily in standing water)
The grass itself is not all that hard to cut, but the roots form a really tough mass that is partially above the level of the surrounding soil. The older the clump - the larger and taller the root mass. You end up with just one big lump next to another and so on - making it a real pain to walk through.
You might be able to dig some smaller ones out with a shovel but the bigger ones you pretty much have to chop out of the ground with something like an ax.
I don't intend to plant anything in this area - I just was trying to level it out enough so that a guy can walk through there without tripping on the darn things.
I was wondering if I were to spray the area with Roundup first (it's only an acre or 2) to kill the stuff and then wait a year or so - maybe the roots would start to decompose and make the disking (or whatever), a lot easier.
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