24d. Topography Summary: CT 1 



Land form: Interstream flat dominated by mineral soils 



Shelter: sheltered 



Aspect : n /a 



Slope Angle: n /a 



Profile: Flat 



Surface patterns: Generally smooth, except for small depressions 

 and slightly elevated ridges; elevation gradient less than 2 feet 

 over much of the area. 



25. Physiographic characterization of natural area: 



A series of mid-successional to climax bottomland hardwoods 

 and brackish marsh communities located on the Pamlico Terrace 

 and drained by Wilkerson and Scranton Creeks , in the Coastal 

 Plain province of the Atlantic Plain. 



Geological Formations 



Pleistocene Pamlico Terrace deposits overlying Upper Miocene 

 Yorktown Formation. 



Geological Formation age: 



Pamlico Terrace: less than 100,000 yrs. BP 

 Yorktown Formation: 15-25 million yrs. BP 



References Cited: 



Daniels, R. B. , E. E. Gamble, and W. H. Wheeler. 1978. Age 

 of Soil Landscapes in the Coastal Plain of North Carolina. Soil 

 Science Soc. of Am. Journal 42: 98-105. 



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