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Soil order: Histosols 



pH class: Unknown 



Moisture class: Hydric 



Associated community cover type or community type: 

 Pinus serotina 



Hydrology Summary 



Drinage basin: Alligator River 



Hydrologic system: Palustrine 



Hydrologic subsystem: Inter aqueous 



Water chemistry: Fresh 



Water regime: Nontidal-seasonally flooded 



Summary-Topography and PHysiography 



Topographic site type characteristics 



Land form: Peat flat 



Shelter: Open 



Aspect: NA 



Slope angle: Nearly level 



Profile: NA " . 



Surface patterns : hummocky 



Position: NA 



Physiographic site type of natural area: Buck Island 



Physiographic site type of community cover type or community 

 type: Peat flat 



Geologic formation: Pamlico Terrace 



Geologic formation age: Quaternary 



References: Stuckey, J. L. and W. G. Steel. 1953. Geology 

 and Mineral Reources of North Carolina. North Carolina 

 Geological Survey. Educational Series No. 3. 



