Auction of Harry Teeters Ditch

The Schrader Auction Company on Thursday October 23 will conduct an estate auction of land adjoining the 850E entrance to Clear Lake. The auction will take place at 6:30pm at the St. Paul Catholic Chapel.

This land is of interest to Clear Lake because it is part of the Clear Lake watershed. Water flowing through these parcels may carry runoff fertilizer and/or other farming chemicals from many acres of farmland on the South side of Road 120. This water empties into Clear Lake at the public launch site. This farmland drainage system is commonly known as Harry Teeter's Ditch and is shown on the diagrams below.

Tract 2 (shown below) is of particular interest because its stand of timber moderates and filters the runoff draining into Clear Lake from the adjoining farm. Removing the trees may adversely affect the water quality of the Lake.

Link to the timber value report
Link to the auction information page

Link to Annie Skinner's photos of tract 2
Note: the photo page may take 30 seconds or more to load
 

Map showing the auction tracts
Tracts 2 and-3-4-5 are of particular interest

Steuben County GIS map showing the farm runoff drain tiles.

Steuben County GIS map showing the extensive system of farm drainage tiles
that drains runoff water into Clear Lake through Harry Teeter's Ditch.

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