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History - 1959 Aerial Photograph
Ditch is clearly visible, dug straight into property,
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then stops abruptly.
This is the ditch on Granddaddy's property
that I remember from playing in those
woods as a boy. It was approximately 3
feet wide and 18 inches deep. It
intersected with the ditch that ran along
the south shoulder of Loop Road (now
"Yeargan Road "), then ran straight back
into the woods on the property where it
stopped abruptly. (See red arrows)
Rainwater runoff from Loop Road /Yeargan
Road was the primary source of water into
this ditch. It was a dry bed most of the
year.
A light rain might fill the ditch, where the
water would then stand until it
evaporated.
Heavier downpours could cause the ditch
to overflow onto the lower areas of the
property to the south.

1959 Aerial Photograph - Overview
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History (continued)
The natural slope of the land is from
the northeast along Loop Road /Yeargan
Road toward the southwest at US70.
Since the path of the ditch cut across
the natural slope, there was no natural
path for the excess water to follow. It
overflowed, across the surface of the
surrounding forest floor, slowly seeping
into the low lying areas. There it sat
until it was absorbed by the soil or until
it eventually found its way into the
ephemeral stream farther south on the
property.
do not know who originally dug this
ditch onto the property. It could have
been dug by the farmer who owned the property to help drain some portion
of the land. However, I suspect that it was dug somewhere along the way by
NCDOT as part of an improvement on the dirt road.
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The ditch's excess runoff was an irritation to my father who inherited
the lot when my grandfather died in 1959.
Too many times to count, when we were driving past that ditch on our
way home, he'd voice his frustration, "Blasted county! Dug that ditch
into my property, dumping the water in there, turning it into a swamp."
Finally, when I was in college (late 60's or early 70's) I called the county
and explained the situation. As a result of that call, someone (county or
DOT) brought a backhoe out and dug out the ditch much deeper and
wider —and all the way from Yeargan Road to near US70, where they
channeled it to intersect with the natural bed of the ephemeral stream.
Instead
of the original
ditch which was 3
feet wide by
18 inch
deep
running
100 or so feet
into the property,
we now had
a much
larger,
deeper ditch that was about 8 feet wide by 6 feet deep ditch
running over 350 feet through the whole property.
We didn't complain and we didn't investigate who did it because it did
take care of the low wet area created by the original ditch it didn't cost
us anything. We planned to someday pipe the ditch and fill in the gash
anyway. So we let it go.

There is no visual evidence of any water feature upslope from our property,
neither ditch nor stream.
1981 Aerial Image of Area Upslope From Ditch on Our Property
By comparison, note the clear evidence of
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ephemeral stream channel in
photograph. Proof that this
resolution is sufficient to see surface water features if they exist.
Source: Wake County Maps GIS

1988 Aerial Image of Area Upslope From Ditch on Our Property
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Note the relatively straight nature of the cut, lack of sinuosity.
Aclose -up view of the original aerial photo will reveal further evid
of spoil piles excavated from ditch.
Source: Wake County Maps GIS
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1999 Aerial Image of Area Upslope From Ditch on Our Property
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Improved clarity of photograph emphasizes the straight cut and lack of
sinuosity of the ditch. A close -up of the original aerial photo, would
reveal better clarity of spoil piles excavated from ditch.
Source: Wake County Maps GIS

2005 Aerial Image of Area Upslope From Ditch on Our Property
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Source: Wake County Maps GIS

2007 Soil Map - No stream on subject property.
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