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UPPER ALLIGATOR RIVER POCOSIN 

 NATURAL AREA INVENTORY 

 Basic Information Summary Sheet: 



1 . Natural Area Name 



Upper Alligator River Pocosin 



2 . County 

 Tyrrell 



3. Location - On both sides of NC 94 for 2.3 miles S. of bridge over 

 NW fork of Alligator River. To reach center of area, begin at 

 bridge over NW fork of Alligator River, drive S for .5 miles and then 

 turn W on a canal road. Proceed 7.5 miles to end of road. Other 

 parts of area are reached by various farm and canal roads. (See 

 Figures 4-6) . 



4. Topographic quadrangle 



Fairfield NW, 7.5 min; New Lake, 7.5 min; Scotia, 7.5 min; 

 Creswell SE, 7.5 min. 



5. Size 

 29,793 acres 



6. Elevation 



0-10 feet but mostly less than 5 feet 



7. Access 



By car on NC 94 and some farm roads, by trail bike or foot on 

 poorly maintained canal roads, by canoe on NW and SW forks of 

 the Alligator River. (See Figure 6) 



8. Names of investigators 



Charles B. McDonald, East Carolina University 

 Andrew N. Ash, East Carolina University 



9. Date(s) of investigation 

 5/16-17/80 



5/29/80 



8/6/80 



9/13-14/80 



9A. Prose description of site 



The Washington-Hyde-Tyrrell Pocosin system stretches across 

 parts of three counties and covers about 124 square miles. It can 

 be divided into two parts. The western part found in Washington, 

 Hyde, and Tyrrell counties covers about 88.5 square miles and might 

 be termed the "high elevation" portion. This area with an eleva- 

 tion of about 20 feet has been greatly modified by a network of 



