NATURAL AREA INVENTORY FORM 

 (To be prepared for each site) 



Basic Information Summary Sheet 



1. Natural Area Name: Pettigrew State Park Natural Areas 



2. County: Washington 



3. Location: Pettigrew State Park located at Lake Phelps, a large 

 natural lake in the southeastern part of the county about 5 miles 

 south of the town of Creswell. 



4. Topographic quadrangle (s) : Creswell (1974) north shore 



New Lake NW (1974) south shore 



5. Size: North shore - 180 acres (measured with grid calculator) 



South shore - 70 acres (measured with grid calculator) 



6. Elevation: 10 (mean lake elevation) - 14 feet msl 



7. Access: The north shore natural area can be reached from Creswell 

 by taking SR 1142 southeast to junction with SR 1160. Then go 

 south on SR 1160 for 4.5 miles to junction with SR 1166 near north 

 shore. Go west on SR 1166 about 2.4 miles to junction with SR 1164. 

 Best portion of natural is along nature trail south and west of this 

 junction inside park boundary. 



The south shore natural area can be reached from Roper by taking 

 SR 1126 southeast for 6.7 miles to junction with SR 1183 at First 

 Colony Farms office. Take SR 1183 south for 10.8 miles around lake 

 shore to any one of several access points on lake. 



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



Route 2, Box 222-B P. 0. Box 6006 

 Enfield, NC 27823 Raleigh, NC 27628 



9. Date(s) of investigation: February 12, July 10, September 4, 1982 

 10. Priority rating: Medium-high 



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