Proceedings of Sixth Annual Meeting 



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acres more of mixed open field, maple and alder swamp. 



The dikes on Oldman's Creek, the southwestern boundary of 

 Gloucester County, were found broken in many places. Consequent- 

 ly, much of the low-lying land on the left bank, from the river to 

 Pedricktown, was flooded. Last March the road which crosses 

 the creek at this point was under a foot or two of water, as was 

 also the road which crosses the creek nearest the river. 



Besides the marsh already described, the low-lying land behind 

 the 15 or 18 miles of the Delaware River dike in Gloucester County 

 needs frequent inspection for breeding during the mosquito season. 

 The land is traversed by numerous drainage ditches, in many of 

 which the water is stagnant. At a few places, as within a mile 

 of Oldman's Creek, land once drained has again become cattail 

 swamp on account of breaks in the dike, or through other causes. 

 At many places it may be found necessary to repair dikes or put 

 in additional ditches, sluices and tide-gates. 



We may summarize by means of the following table the areas in 

 Gloucester County, that is, the areas between Big Timber Creek 

 and Oldman's Creek, within 5 miles of the Delaware River, re- 

 quiring drainage in order to control mosquito breeding. 



Gloucester County. 

 Location Character Acres 



Bio- Timber Creek Tussock, alder and woodland swamps.. 250 



Campbell Farm, east of Red 



Bank Cattail swamp 150 



Red Bank Tussock, alder and woodland swamps.. 75 



Woodbury Creek Low-lyin.£^ land behind dikes, tussock 



and alder swamps 670 



Mantua Creek Low-lying land behind dikes, cattail, 



tussof-k and alder swamp 680 



Clonmell Creek Open field (some tussock) swamp 130 



Gibbstown Open tussock and cattail 2,010 



Mo-nds Island Cattail swamp 280 



Chester Island Cattail swamp 240 



Little Timber Creek Cedar, maple, tussock and cattail swamp 



(more or less continuous) 1,260 



Southwest of Little Timber 



_,^/arsh -....Feld 124 



Oldmans Creek Partly tussock, flooded at times by breaks 



- . , ^ , in dike 500 



Behind Delaware River dikes 

 and Isolated Small Swamps. Wet meadow, stagnant water in old 



ditches. Some cattail and tussock 



swamp 4,000 



Bridgeport and Raccoon Creek.Maple, ttissock, alder and cattail swamps. 300 



Total for Gloucester County 10,759 



