Stearns County Ditch #17
Location
Main
- Length - 3.5 miles
- Start - Section 36, T-124-N, R-29-W, St. Joseph Township
- End - Section 13, T-124-N, R-29-W, St. Joseph Township
Branch 1
- Length - ~ 2 miles
- Start - Section 35, T-124-N, R-29-W, St. Joseph Township
- End - Section 25, T-124-N, R-29-W, St. Joseph Township
Fork on Branch 1
- Length - ~ 0.75 miles
- Start - Section 26, T-124-N, R-29-W, St. Joseph Township
- End - Section 25, T-124-N, R-29-W, St. Joseph Township
Description
The land drained by SCD # 17 lies SW of Waite Park and includes 3,848 acres in St. Joseph, Waite Park, and Rockville Townships.
History
- SCD#17 was established in May of 1905.
- Redetermination of Benefits completed in 1987.
- Improvement attempted in 1987, but it was not approved.
- Ditch was transferred to the SRDA in 2003.
- Full inspection completed in 2019. Ditch found to be overgrown and out of repair.
- Landowner meeting held in October 2019 to present the inspection report and discuss the next steps to include a Redetermination of Benefits and develop an Engineer's Report for a repair.
- Redetermination of Benefits started in 2020. Properties were added including land around Pleasant Lake and lands south of Pleasant Lake. Further reexamination of additional lands is underway.
- Current Benefits (1989 amended viewer's report) - $187,333.00
- Proposed Benefits - $2,857,010.84 (Exhibit A, Amendment 1, 2020 Viewer's Report).