Hadnot Creek on White Oak River 



Name of Area: Hadnot Creek on the White Oak River 



Location Description: Hadnot Creek is a tributary of the White 

 Oak River. The creek crosses N. C. 58 about 3 miles south 

 of Kuhns , near Hadnot Road. See Map 21. 



Topographic Quadrangle Map Reference: 



Ownership: Croatan National Forest 

 c/o District Ranger 

 435 Thurman Road 

 New Bern, NC 28560 



Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Warner 

 Hadnot Creek Farm, N. C. 5i 

 Swansboro, NC 2 8 584 



Maysville 1:62500 



(northeast section) 



(southwest section and 

 mouth of creek) 



The Mower Lumber Company 



not a local company 



owns 359 acres of forest, and 41 acres of cleared land. 



The creek east of the N. C. 58 bridge is administered by Inland 

 Fisheries (freshwater) and west of the bridge is administered by 

 Marine Fisheries. 



Report prepared by: Jeannie Wilson and Manley Fuller 



Date: July, 1978 



Current Use and Protection Status: 



Currently, the creek is in a natural state and relatively 

 undisturbed state, as is the entire White Oak River. Hunting and 

 fishing are the primary activities along this tributary. Evidence 

 of disturbance includes a hardwood timber cut on a section of bluff, 

 as well as secondary forest growth along most of the bank and bluff. 

 Since most of the land is owned by a lumber company, there is the 

 potential for extensive logging in the future. Luckily, the Warners, 

 who own the land at the creek's mouth, are interested in land con- 

 servation. Because the entire White Oak system of creeks and the 

 river is relatively undisturbed, it should be preserved as a whole 

 unit. The gradation from brackish to fresh water is quite striking 

 in terms of vegetation changes (see Holston Creek report) . The 

 area has proved to be an excellent area for scientific and educational 

 endeavors. The presence of the endangered American Alligator also 

 warrants its protection. The Warners have registered their portion 

 of Hadnot Creek as a protected North Carolina Natural Heritage Area. 



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