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NY 16. Seneca Lake Marsh. Acreage: Over 500. 



Location: Schuyler County; Montour Falls and Burdett quadrangles; between 

 Watkins Glen and Montour Falls; reached via Rt. 14 or 414. 



Description: A large cattail marsh at the south end of Seneca Lake. The famous 

 Catherine Creek rainbow trout fishing extends the length of the marsh. All sorts 

 of aquatic birds nest there—wrens, rails, gallinules, bitterns, ducks, red-wings, 

 etc. Without doubt, it is one of (if not (he) finest of such marshes remaining in 

 New York State that is not protected from encroachment or destruction. 



Encroachments: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has seen fit to tamper with 

 the creek. While this aids landowners in their attempts to fill in the marsh, it has 

 prevented further use as a spawning ground by Northern Pike. 



Ownership: Numerous private owners who would like to see it "reclaimed " 



Data source: Richard B. Fischer, Stone Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. 

 14850. 



Other knowledgeable persons: Dr. Arthur Cook, Gunning Road, Ithaca, N.Y. 

 14850. 



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