Cedar Island-North Bay Barrier Island 



Name of Area: Cedar Island-North Bay Barrier Island 



County: Carteret 



Location: Strand of beaches, dunes, and shrub thickets 

 that fronts Pamlico Sound N and NE of Cedar Island, 

 See Map 1 . 



Quad: North Bay 



Physical/Habitat Feature: Barrier Beach system. 



Site Quality: Away from the ferry terminal area, this island 

 system is essentially a natural area. 



Elevation: 0-10' 



Topography: Cross section of narrow beach, and narrow bare 

 and vegetated low dunes fronting level salt marsh. 



Soil Series: Beach and dune soils are Beach-Newhan Association; 

 Marsh soils are Lafitte Muck. SCS . USDA. 1979. Soil 

 Survey of Carteret County, N.C., Interim Report. (Jeannie 

 Wilson) . 



Size: excluding marshes, ca. 7 miles X ca. 300'. 



Geological Formation: Barrier system is a Holocene age. 



Mixon, R.B. 7 O.H. Pilkey. 1976. Reconnaissance Geology 

 of the Submerged and Emerged Coastal Plain Province, 

 Cape Lookout Area, U.S. Geol. Survey Prof. Paper 859. US 

 Govt. Print. Off. 



Endangered & Threatened Species: Brown Pelicans are common. 



Potential for Endangered & Threatened Species: Peregrine 

 falcons (endangered) and merlins (threatened) may occur 

 regularly here in fall migration. 



Site Integrity: Encroachments are limited to the area that 



extends from one mile W to one mile E of the ferry terminal. 

 These involve the terminal, nearby cottages, ORV traffic 

 and livestock. The westermost 2 miles of the system are 

 protected by its inclusion in Cedar Island National Refuge; 

 the eastermost 3 miles are protected by the presence of 

 several inlets. 



Owners: The westermost two miles of this barrier beach is part 

 of Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge. The rest is 

 privately owned. The county tax maps are vague due to 

 recent changes in abbreviations, but it appears that ca. 



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