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The Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge is located in Hyde County, North Carolina near the village of Swan Quarter. The area is a federally protected land and home to many species of wildlife and waterfowl. The refuge is administered from the nearby Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge has a total area of 16,411 acres (66.41 km 2 ...
The Mattamuskeet, Swanquarter and Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex is an administrative organization that manages U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wildlife refuges in eastern North Carolina. The complex includes Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge; Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge; Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge
Swanquarter Wilderness was designated in 1976, and it covers 8,785 acres (36 km 2) in the Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge in eastern North Carolina. The most prevalent bird wintering species residing in refuge marshes include northern pintail , green-winged teal , gadwall , American wigeon , mallard , and American black duck .
Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the Mattamuskeet, Swanquarter and Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Hyde County: NC 1932 16,411 acres (66.41 km 2) [327] Appert Lake National Wildlife Refuge: Emmons County: ND 1930s 1,978 acres (8.00 km 2) Easement on private land [328]
Swan Quarter (also spelled Swanquarter [2]) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hyde County, North Carolina, United States. [4] It is the county seat of Hyde County. As of the 2010 census , it had a population of 324.
Hyde County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina.As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,589, [1] making it the second-least populous county in North Carolina.
The Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge is a federally protected wildlife refuge located within Hyde County, North Carolina, United States. North Carolina's largest natural lake, Lake Mattamuskeet , is located entirely within the National Wildlife Refuge.
Linville Gorge Wilderness. The protected areas of North Carolina cover roughly 3.8 million acres, making up 11% of the total land in the state. [1] 86.5% of this protected land is publicly owned and is managed by different federal and state level authorities and receive varying levels of protection. [1]