NATURAL AREA INVENTORY FORM 

 (To be prepared for each site) 



Basic Information Summary Sheet 



1. Natural Area Name: Alligator River - Swan Lake Natural Area 



2. County: Hyde 



3. Location: Northeastern Hyde County; the area along the south 

 side of the Alligator River between the Intracoastal Waterway 

 on the west and the Swan Lake area on the east. 



4. Topographic quadrangle (s) : Fairfield NW (1974), Fairfield NE 

 (1974) , Engelhard West (1974) , Engelhard East (1975) , and 

 Engelhard NW (1975) . 



5. Size: Approximately 16,300 acres (all private) ; measured with 

 a grid calculator 



6. Elevation: 0-5 feet msl 



7. Access: Best access is from the south via First Street and 4th 

 Avenue West. Several unnamed spur roads branch off of 4th 

 Avenue West into portions of swamp interior. 



!. 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: April 8, May 9, June 30, August 12, 1982 

 10. Priority rating: High 



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