NATURAL AREA INVENTORY FORM 

 (To be prepared for each site) 



Basic Information Summary Sheet 



1. Natural Area Name: New Lake Fork Pocosin 



2 . County : Hyde 



3. Location: Southeast of Alligator (New) Lake between New 



Lake Fork of the Alligator River and the Intra- 

 coastal Waterway 



4. Topographic quadrangle ( s ) : New Lake SE (1974) 



5. Size: Approximately 9300 acres, measured with grid calculator 



6. Elevation: 2-12 feet above mean sea level 



7. Access: The southwestern side can be reached by taking SR 1303 



north towards Alligator (New) Lake. About 4 miles north 

 of the SR 1302 junction, the road bends sharply to the 

 right (east) ._ At this corner take the unmarked private 

 dirt road on the right (southeast) which intersects SR 

 1303 . Natural area begins about one mile down this road 

 (named Boundary Road on some maps) . 



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: April 8, August 11, 1982 

 10. Priority rating: Medium. 



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