NATURAL AREA INVENTORY FORM 

 (To be prepared for each site) 



Basic Information Summary Sheet 



1. Natural Area Name: Roper Island 



2 . County : Hyde 



3. Location: Along the Alligator River in northern Hyde County. 

 Island formed by Intracoastal Waterway on south 

 and river on north, east, and west. About 6 air- 

 miles due north of Lake Mattamuskeet . 



4. Topographic quadrangle (s) : Fairfield (1974) 



Fairfield NW (1974) 

 Fairfield NE (1974) 



5. Size: About 9,500 acres; measured with a grid calculator 



6. Elevation: 0-4 feet above mean sea level 



7. Access: By boat only; several private boat ramps along the 

 Alligator River in Tyrrell County. Closest ramp 

 open to public is on the Intracoastal Waterway at 

 the NC 94 bridge, about 3 miles SW of island. 



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



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

 Enfield, NC 27823 Raleigh, NC 2762* 



9. Dates of investigation: April 8, June 16, 1982 

 10. Priority rating: Low-medium 



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