NATURAL AREA INVENTORY FORM 



Basic Information Summary Sheet 



1. Natural area name: DISMAL SWAMP MESIC ISLANDS 



2. County: Gates 



3. Location: On refuge road 2.4 miles north of US 158 near Gates 

 County line. About 1/4 mile due west of road. 



Topographic quadrangleC s) : 



Beckford 1929(1942) 15 min (1:62,500). 



South Mills 1940 15 min (1:62,500). 



The islands extend .across both of these topos but, unfortunately, 

 are not shown on either. 



Size : 



600 acres (242 ha) 



Elevation: From about 20 to 30 ft. 



Access: East on US 158 from Acorn Hill, 2.7 mi. Turn north on 

 refuge road across ditch. North 2.4 miles to a large steel pipe 

 (about 4 ft in diameter) lying in canal parallel to road. Cross 

 canal and steer due west through swamp h, mi to first island. 



Names of investigators: 



Cecil C. Frost, Botany Dept., UNC-Chapel Hill. 



Date(s) of investigation: 9 August 1981. 



10. Priority rating: High. 



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