the central portion of the natural area and gradually thin 

 out toward Alligator Lake to the north and the Intracoastal 

 Waterway to the south. 



Two soil associations are found in the natural area 

 (SCS, 1973). The shallower peat areas are mapped as the 

 Ponzer-Belhaven-Wasda association. The deeper peats are 

 mapped as the Dare-Pungo-Dorovan association. Both soils 

 associations are characterized by organic surface layers 

 which are very poorly drained. 



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