NATURAL AREA INVENTORY FORM 



Basic Information Summary Sheet 



1. Natural area names CHOWAN SWAMP NATURAL AREA, 



2. County: Gates. 



3. Location: Forming the southern border of the county along 

 the Chowan River from the Meherrin River to the Chowan County- 

 line at Catherine's Creek. 



4. Topographic quadrangleC s) : Winton 1906 15 min (1:62, 00) 

 Beckford 1929 15 min (1:62, 00). 



5c Size? About 11,000 acres in 6 tracts. 



6. Elevation: Sea level to 6 ft. 



7. Access: By canoe from ferry landing near mouth of Meherrin River 

 in Hertford County. From US 158 at Chowan River bridge. From new 

 landing at end of SR 1111 from Gatesville. By canoe from landing 

 near the Gatesville bridge on Bennett's Creek. By canoe from SR 1102 

 at Catherine's Creek. From wildlife access area in Chowan County. 



8. Names of investigators: 



Cecil C. Frost, Department of Botany. University of North Carolina. 

 Chapel Hill, NC 27514. 



9. Date(s) of investigation: 



26 April 1980, 3 May 1980, 4 May 1980, 8 October 1980, 27 October 



1980, 31 October 1980, 6 May 1980, 9 November 1980, 31 May 1981, 

 14 July 1981, 17 August 1981, 12 July 1981, 21 July 1981'. 

 lOo Priority rating: 



High. 



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