NATURAL AREA INVENTORY FORM 



Basic Information Summary Sheet 



lo Natural area name: SAND BANKS natural AREA 



(CHOWAN RIDGE) 



2. County: Gates 



3. Location: Along SR 1200 on both sides of road from Storys at 

 junction of SR 1200 and US 13/158 in southwestern Gates County. 



4o Topographic quadrangle(s) : Winton 1906 15 min (1:62,500) 



5c Size: About 800 acres. 



6. Elevation: Near sea level to 47 ft. 



7. Access: SR 1200 runs through the natural area from US 13 and 

 158s west about two miles. 



8. Names of investigators: Cecil Frost, Department of Botany, 

 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27514. 



9. Date(s) of investigation: 17 September 1981, 26 November 1980, 

 Numerous other visits between February 1976 and September 1981. 



10. Priority rating: High (Highest priority in County, since this 

 is the only significant natural area which does not receive at 

 least partial protection, remaining in Gates County) . 



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