NATURAL AREA INVENTORY FORM 

 (To be prepared for each site) 



Basic Information Summary Sheet 

 1 . Natural Area Name : Van Swamp 



2. County: Washington 



3. Location: In extreme southwestern Washington County; bounded on 

 the south by the Beaufort County line, on the north by SR 1101, 

 on the west by SR 1100, and on the east by NC 32. 



4. Topographic quadrangle (s) : Hoke (1978), Plymouth West (1979). 



5. Size: Approximately 2450 acres (measured with grid calculator) 



6. Elevation: 30-41 feet msl 



Access: The Northern portion of site can be reached from Town 

 of Hoke by going east on SR 1101 about 1.1 miles to junction 

 with logging road to north. Turn onto logging road and go 

 0.25 mile to junction with second logging road to west. Con- 

 tinue north past this junction to dead-end. This last portion 

 traverses through a section of the natural area. 



The Southern section can be reached from NC 32 by 

 going south 3.35 miles from junction with SR 1101 to junction 

 with logging road to east. Turn right (west) onto logging 

 road and proceed about 1.2 miles to second junction with 

 NE-SW running logging road. Best portions of natural area 

 are SW of this intersection. 



8. Names of investigators: J. Merrill Lynch S. Lance Peacock 



Route 2, Box 222-B P. O. Box 6006 

 Enfield, NC 27823 Raleigh, NC 27628 



9. Date(s) of Investigation: April 10, 18, 1982; also April 18, 1981. 

 10. Priority rating: Medium-High 



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