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,oastai Zone information Center V) NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY TIDAL MARSH INVENTORY Special Report No. 58 in Applied Marine Science and Ocean Engineering Gene M. Silberhorn jj L $E- QH 301 VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE .V852 no. 58 Gloucester Point, Virginia 23062 FEBRUARY1975 DEDICATION This report is dedicated to the memory of Captain Joseph F. Dalton, U.S. Navy ( Retired the first Chairman of the Northumberland County Wetlands Board. 4 jL',j 1975 NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY TIDAL MARSH INVENTORY Special Report No. 58 in Applied marine Science and Ocean Engineering U S DEPARTMENT Or COMMERCE NOAA COASTAL SERVICES CENTER 2234 SOUTH HOBSON AVENUE CHARLESTON , SC 29405-2413 G. M. Silberhorn Virginia Institute of Marine Science Gloucester Point, Virginia 23062 Property of CSC Library Dr. William J. Hargis, Jr., Director Ail- February 1975 -4b 'W Acknowledgments The publication and distribution of this report have been provided by the Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Coastal Zone Management, Grant No. 04-5-158-5001. The author wishes to thank Dr. William J. Hargis, Jr., Dr. Michael E. Bender, Mr. John Pleasants, Col. George Dawes and Mr. Kenneth Moore for their constructive criticism and suggestions which have assisted in the development of this publication. Thanks also to Col. Dawes and Mr. Joseph Dalton, Chairman of the Northumberland County Wetlands Board for their assistance in the field. Also, information regarding fish populations in small marshes was provided by Mr. Carl Hershner, for which I am very grateful. Sincerest appreciation is offered to Mr. Joseph Gilley and Mr. Russell Bradley for art and map production assistance. Sincere thanks to Mr. William Jenkins for photographic assistance and to Mr. Fred Biggs in publication procedures. Finally, I thank Mrs. Lizabeth Marshall, Mrs. Rhonda Payne and Miss Christine Plummer for typing the manuscript. Northumberland'County Tidal Marsh Inventory Table of Contents Page Acknowledgments .................................................... ii Introduction ....................................................... 1 Marsh Plants ....................................................... 9 Glossary of Descriptive Terms ...................................... 11 Reference Map of Wetland Sections .................................. 14 A. Section I: Indian Creek Area ........................... 15 B. Section II: Dividing Creek Area ................. ........ 19 C. Section III: Dameron Marsh Area ........................... 25 D. Section IV: Mill Creek Area (Harveys Neck) ............... 31 E. Section V: Great Wicomico River ......................... 35 Part 1: Mouth and Southwestern Shoreline ............. 37 Part 2: Upper Part and Southern Shoreline ............ 41 Part 3: Upper Part and Northern Shoreline ............ 45 Part 4: Middle Part and Northern Shoreline ........... 48 Part 5: Mouth and Cockrell Creek ..................... 51 F. Section VI: Little Wicomico River ........................ 54 Part 1: Gaskin Pond and Mouth ........................ 55 Part 2: Upper Part ............ i ...................... 58 Part 3: Northern Shoreline and Mouth ................. 62 G. Section VII: Potomac River Shoreline ...................... 65 Part 1: Ginny Beach to Vir-Mar Beach ................. 66 Part 2: Hack Creek and Cubitt Creek .................. 68 Part 3: Hull Creek and Presley Creek ................. 71 Table of Contents (continued) Page H. Section VIII Coan River ........................... 75 Part 1: Cod Creek and Southeastern Shoreline. 76 Part 2: Upper Part and Mill Creek ............ 79 Part-3: The Glebe to Garners Creek ........... 81 I. Section IX: Yeocomico River ...................... 85 Part 1: Cherry Point Neck .................... 86 Part 2: Lodge Creek Area ..................... 88 Part 3: Mill Creek-Hampton Hall Branch ....... 90 Index to Marsh Locations ..................................... 93 iv Introduction This publication is the fourth in a series of marsh inventory reports compiled by the Wetlands Research Section, Virginia Institute of Marine Science. The three reports that have been published are Lancaster and Mathews Counties and York County and Town of Poquoson. This report is presented in much the same format as the preceding reports. Under Section 62. 1-13.4 of the Virginia Wetlands Act, the Virginia Institute of Marine Science is obligated to inventory the tidal wetlands of the Commonwealth. The inventory program is designed to assist wetlands boards and other local, state and federal agencies which have responsibilities in managing wetlands. Its results are also of interest to scientists and other concerned citizens. A recently published study, the Guidelines for Activities Affecting Virginia Wetlands, Silberhorn, Dawes and Barnard, 1974, VIMS SRAMSOE No. 46, will be helpful in the utilization of this report. Excerpts from the above document are included in the text below, explaining marsh vegetation types and their evaluation. The recommendations submitted in the above publication have been adopted and promulgated by the Virginia Marine Resources Commission in booklet form. Titled Wetlands Guidelines, it may be obtained from VMRC, 2401 West Avenue, Newport News, Virginia 22607. It is our desire that this inventory report and the marsh guideline study will be useful to those concerned with this valuable resource. Methods Aerial photographs and topographic maps (U.S.G.S.) were consulted in order to obtain wetland locations and patterns of marsh vegetation. Marsh community zones and patterns were substantiated by ground truth methods,. including observations on foot, by boat, and by low level overflights. Acreages and wetland boundaries were also estimated. Marshes .25 of an acre or larger are designated by number. Many marshes smaller than .25 acre (usually narrow fringing marshes) are designated by the same symbol (shaded) as the larger marshes on the section maps. Small marshes (less than one acre) are exaggerated and are not indicated to scale. Information such as individual marsh acreage, plant community percentage and acreage, marsh type and other observations are recorded in tabular form. 1 Marsh Types and Evaluation For a better understanding of what is meant by marsh types, some background information is required. The personnel of the Wetlands Research Section have classified twelve different common marsh types in Virginia, based on vegetational composition. These marsh types have been evaluated according to certain values and are recorded in the Guidelines report. The following is a brief outline of the wetland types and th@eirevaluation as found in that publication: "It is recognized that most wetlands areas, with the exception of the relatively monospecific cordgrass marshes of the Eastern Shore, are not homogenously vegetated. Most marshes are, however, dominated by a major plant. By providing the manager with the primary values of each community type and the means of identification he then has a useful and convenient tool for weighing the relative importance of each marsh parcel. In Virginia, many wetlands management problems involve only a few acres or a fraction of an acre. The identification of plant communities permits the manager to evaluate both complete marshes and subareas within a marsh. "Each marsh type may be evaluated in accordance with five general values. These are: 1. Production and detritus availability. Previous VIMS reports have discussed the details of marsh production and the role of detritus which results when the plant material is washed into the water column. The term "detritus" refers to plant material which decays in the aquatic system and forms the basis of a major marine food web. The term "Production" refers to the amount of plant material which is produced by the various types of marsh plants. Vegetative production of the major species has been measured and marshes have been rated in accordance with their average levels of productivity. If the production is readily available to the marine food web as detritus, a wetlands system is even more important than one of equal productivity where little detritus results. Availability of detritus is generally a function of marsh elevation and total flushing, with detritus more available to the aquatic environment in the lower, well-flushed marshes. 2. Waterfowl and wildlife utilization. Long before marshes were discovered to be detritus producers, they were known as habitats for various mammals and marsh birds and as food sources for migratory waterfowl. Some marsh types, especially mixed freshwater marshes, are more valuable because of diversity of the vegetation found there. 2 3. Erosion buffer. Erosion is a common coastal problem. Marshes can be eroded, but some, particularly the more saline types, are eroded much more slowly than adjacent shores which are unprotected by marsh. This buffering quality is derived from the ability of the vegetation to absorb or dissipate wave energy by establishing a dense root system which stabilizes the substrate. Generally, freshwater species are less effective than saltwater plants in this regard. 4. Water quality control. The dense growth of some marshes acts as a filter, trapping upland sediment before it reaches waterways and thus protecting shellfish beds and navigation channels from siltation. Marshes can also filter out sediments that are already in the water column. The ability of marshes to filter sediments and maintain water clarity is of particular importance to the maintenance of clam and oyster production. Excessive sedimentation can reduce the basic food supply of shellfish through reduction of the photic zone where algae grows. It can also kill shellfish by clogging their gills. Additionally marshes can assimilate and degrade pollutants through complex chemical processes, a discussion of which is beyond the scope of this paper. "5. Flood buffer. The peat substratum of some marshes acts as a giant sponge in receiving and releasing water. This characteristic is an effective buffer against coastal flooding, the effectiveness of which is a function of marsh type and size. "Research and marsh inventory work accomplished by VIMS personnel indicate that 10 species of marsh vegetation tend to dominate many marshes, the dominant plant depending on water salinity, marsh elevation, soil type and other factors. The term "dominant" is construed to mean that at least 50% of the vegetated surface of a marsh is covered by a single species. Brackish and freshwater marshes often have no clearly dominant species of vegetation. The marshes are considered to be highly valuable in environmental terms." 3 Marsh Types and Their Environmental Contributions (Edited from Guidelines for Activities Affecting Virginia Wetlands) Type I Saltmarsh Cordgrass Community a. Average yield 4 tons per acre per annum. (Optimum growth up to 10 tons per acre.) b. Optimum availability of detritus to the marine environment. c. Roots and rhizomes eaten by waterfowl and stems used in muskrat lodge construction. Also serves as nesting material for various birds. d. Deterrent to shoreline erosion. e. Serves as sediment trap and assimilates flood waters. Type II Saltmeadow Community a. Yields 1-3 tons per acre per annum. b. Food (seeds) and nesting areas for birds. C. Effective erosion deterrent. d. Assimilate flood waters. e. Filters sediments and waste material. Type III Black Needlerush Community a. Provides 3-5 tons per acre per annum. b. Highly resistant to erosion. c. Traps suspended sediments but not as effective as Type II. d. Somewhat effective in absorbing flood waters. Type IV Saltbush Community a. About or less than 2 tons per acre per annum. b. Nesting area for small birds and habitat for a variety of wildlife. c. Effective trap for flotsam. 4 Type V Big Cordgrass Community a. Yields 3-6 tons per acre per annum. b. Detritus less available than from Type I. C. Habitat for small animals and used for muskrat lodges. d. Effective erosion buffer. e. Flood water assimilation. Type VI Cattail Community a. 2-4 tons per acre per annum. b. Habitat for birds and utilized by muskrats. C. Traps upland sediments. Type VII Arrow Arum-Pickerel Weed Community a. 2-4 tons per acre per annum. b. Detritus readily available to marine environment. C. Seeds eaten by wood ducks. d. Susceptible to erosion from wave action and boat wakes, particularly in winter months. Type VIII Reed Grass Community a. 4-6 tons per acre per annum. b. Little value to wildlife except for cover. C. Invades marshes and competes with more desirable species. d. Deters erosion on disturbed sites. Type IX Yellow Pond Lily Community a. Less than 1 ton per acre per anhum. b. Cover and attachment site for aquatic animals and algae. c. Feeding territory for fish. 5 Type X Saltwort Community a. Less than 0.5 ton per acre. b. Little value to aquatic or marsh animals. Type XI Freshwater Mixed Community a. 3-5 tons per acre per annum. b. High diversity of wildlife. C. High diversity of wildlife foods. d. Often associated with fish spawning and nursery grounds. e. Ranks high as a sediment trap and flood deterrent. Type XII Brackish Water Mixed Community a. 3-4 tons per acre per annum. b. Wide variety of wildlife foods and habitat. C. Deterrent to shoreline erosion. d. Serves as sediment trap and assimilates flood waters. e. Known spawning and nursery grounds for fish. Evaluation of Wetland Types (From Guidelines for Activities Affecting Virginia Wetlands) For management purposes, the twelve types of wetlands identified above are grouped into five classifications based on the estimated total environmental value of an acre of each type. Group One: Saltmarsh Cordgrass (Type I) Arrow Arum-Pickerel Weed (Type VII) Freshwater Mixed (Type XI) Brackish Water Mixed (Type XII) Group one marshes have the highest values in productivity and wildfowl and wildlife utility and are closely associated with fish spawning and nursery areas. They also have high values as erosion inhibitors, are important to the shellfish industry and valued as natural shoreline stabilizers. 6 Group One marshes should be preserved. Group Two: Big Cordgrass (Type V) Saltmeadow (Type II) Cattail (Type VI) Group Two marshes are of only slightly lesser value than Group One marshes. The major difference is that detritus produced in these marshes is less readily available to the marine environment due to higher elevations and consequently less tidal action to flush the detritus into adjacent waterways. Group Two marshes have very high values in protecting water quality and acting as buffers against coastal flooding. These marshes should also be preserved, but if development in wetlands is considered to be justified it would be better to alter Group Two marshes than Group One marshes. Group Three: Yellow Pond Lily (Type IX) Black Needlerush (Type III) The two marshes in the Group Three category are quite dissimilar in properties. The Yellow Pond Lily marsh is not a significant contributor to the food web but it does have high values to wildlife and waterfowl. Black Needlerush has a high productivity factor but a low detritus availability value. Black Needlerush also has little wildlife value but it ranks high as an erosion flood buffer. Group Three marshes are important though their total values are less than Group One and Two marshes. If development in wetlands is considered necessary, it would be better to alter Group Three marshes than Groups one or Two. Group Four: Saltbush (Type IV) The saltbush community is valued primarily for the diversity and bird nesting area it adds to the marsh ecosystem. To a lesser extent it also acts as an erosion buffer. Group Four marshes should not be unnecessarily disturbed but it would be better to concentrate necessary development in these marshes rather than disturb any of the marshes in the preceding groups. Group Five: Saltwort (Type X) Reedgrass (Type VIII) Based on present information Group Five marshes have few values of any significance. While Group Five marshes should not be unreasonably disturbed, it is preferable to develop in these marshes than in any other types. 7 For a better understanding of Virginia's Wetlands in general, the Wetlands Act of 1972 and marsh types and their evaluation, the following publications are highly recommended: Coastal Wetlands of Virginia Interim Report No. 3 Guidelines for Activities Affecting Virginia's Wetlands, SRAMSOE No. 46 Gene M. Silberhorn, George M. Dawes, Thomas A. Barnard, Jr., June 1974 Virginia Institute of Marine Scienye Gloucester Point, Virginia 23062 Local Management of Wetlands Environmental Considerations SRAMSOE No. 35 Kenneth Marcellus, George Dawes, Gene Silberhorn, June 1973 Virginia Institute of Marine Science Gloucester Point, Virginia 23062 Coastal Wetlands of Virginia Interim Report No. 2 SRAMSOE No. 27 Kenneth Marcellus, July 1972 Virginia Institute of Marine Science Gloucester Point, Virginia 23062 Coastal Wetlands of Virginia Interim Report, SRAMSOE No. 10 Marvin Wass and Thomas Wright, December 1969 Virginia Institute of Marine Science Gloucester Point, Virginia 23062 Wetlands Guidelines Virginia Mari-ne.Resources Commission 2401 West Avenue Newport News, Va. 23607 8 MARSH PLANTS Abbreviations, Common Names and Scientific Names as Found in the Data Tables Sa Saltmarsh Cordgrass Spartina alterniflora Loisel. Jr Black Needlerush Juncus roemerianus Scheele. Md Saltgrass Meadow Saltgrass Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene Saltmeadow Hay S artina patens (Aiton) Muhl. Sb Saltbushes Marsh Elder Iva frutescens L. Groundsel Tri@-e-Baccharis L. Sc Big Cordgrass Spartina cynosuroides (L.) Roth. a Saltmarsh Bulru,sh Scirpus robustus Pursh. b Saltmarsh Fleabane Pluchea purpurascens (Swartz) DC. c Saltmarsh Aster Aster tenuifolius L. d Cattail Typha angustifolia L. Typha latifolia L. e Marsh Hibiscus Hibiscus moscheutos L. f Water Hemp Amaranthus cannabina (L.) J.D. Sauer 9 Switch Grass Panicum virgatum L. h Foxtail Grass Setaria geniculata (Lam.) Beauvois. i Arrow Arum Peltandra virginica (L.) Kunth. i Pickerel Weed Pontederia cordata L. k Reed Grass Phragmitis australis 1 Olney Threesquare Scirpus olneyi Gray. m Marsh Mallow Kosteletskya virginica (L.) Presl. 9 MARSH PLANTS (continued) n Saltmarsh Loosestrife Lythrum lineare L. 0 Smartweed Polygonum spp. p Wild Rice Zizania aguatica L. q Sea Lavender Limonium carolinianum (Walter) Britton. r Marsh Pink Sabatia stellaris Pursh. s Saltwort Salicornia spp. t Yellow Pond Lily Nuphar luteum (L.) Sibthrop & Smith 10 Glossary of Descriptive Terms cove marsh a marsh contained within a concavity or recessed area on a shoreline; the marsh vegetation is usually found surrounding a central, open-water pond, and tidal flushing is permit- ted through an inlet. creek or a marsh occupying a drowned creek embayed marsh valley; in many large creek marshes the salinity decreases headward; this type of marsh may be divided :71 for inventory purposes into sections if significant changes in the plant community occur along its length. delta marsh a marsh found growing on sediment deposited at the mouth of a tidal creek; tidal exchange through the creek mouth is usually restricted to narrow channels by the marsh. 4st Glossary of Descriptive Terms marsh island an isolated marsh surrounded on all sides by open water; interior portions of the marsh may contain trees scattered at highest elevations. pocket marsh a marsh contained within a small, essentially semi-circular area on a shoreline. point or spit a marsh which extends from the marsh uplands in the form of a point or spit; its development is usually influenced by tidal currents that form a sand berm behind which the marsh forms. 12 Glossary of Descriptive Terms extensive marsh a large marsh where the length and depth or width are roughly comparable; most extensive marshes are drained by many tidal channels and creeks which --A -A have little freshwater input. fringe marsh a marsh which borders along a section of shoreline and generally has a much greater length than width or depth. high marsh the marsh surface is at an elevation of mean high water or above; it is usually inundated less than twice daily by tidal action. low marsh the marsh surface is at an elevation below mean high water; it is usually inundated twice daily by tidal action. 13 IX-1 VIII-3 eA( vil-I IX-2 VII-3 VII 2 Vii-I VIII-2 1-3 V-3 V 12 V-4 VI-I V-2 V-1 V-5 REFERENCE MAP IV WETLAND SECTIONS Northumberland County kjVV-5 14 Section I Indian Creek Area Indian Creek forms a natural boundary between Lancaster County and Northumberland County. The wetlands along Indian Creek in Lancaster County have been recorded in the Lancaster County Tidal Marsh Inventory, December 1973. There are 143 acres of marshes in the Indian Creek area, ranging in size from .25 to 97.5 acres. Black Needlerush, Juncus roemarianus, is the dominant marsh plant in most of these marshes (109 acres). Many of the small marshes in the Indian Creek area are vegetated by Saltmarsh Cordgrass, Spartina alterniflora, highly valued as a contributor to the marine food web. Most of the needlerush marshes are found in Barnes Creek. Here the substratum is mostly sand, a typical habitat for Juncus communities. Barnes Creek is a shallow water system, particularly near its reTa'tively wide mouth. There is evidence that the mouth of Barnes Creek is in a constant state of flux. During the 1850's, the mouth was open and extended approximately 30 feet farther out towards Chesapeake Bay (U.S. Coast Survey 1852). During the 1940's, the mouth was closed off by spit formation (Fleets Bay Quadrangle, Topographic Manuscript U.S.G.S. 1944, Fleets Bay Quad. U.S.G.S. 1949). At the present time, the mouth is open, but the entrance between the two spits is quite shoal. The configuration.and area of the two delta marshes at the mouth of Barnes Creek have fluctuated greatly in the last 120 years. The current trend is toward a general waning of the marshes in the area. Because of the shallow mouth, boat access into Barnes Creek is facilitated by a channel connecting it with Indian Creek via Henrys Creek. The number of small pocket and cove marshes (1 acre or less) has decreased considerably in this area when comparing the maps mentioned above (U.S.G.S. 1944, 1949) with the more recent Fleets Bay Quadrangle (1968) in addition to our recent inventory (1947). The marsh loss was most likely caused by filling, channelization, damming for pond creation and from agricultural runoff. 15 A ll:::@ LYNHAMS SECTION I INDIAN 3 4 Id 5 6 23 BLUFF PT. CHURCH 2 6 BLUFF POINT NECK - 25 WAREHOUSE 16 POINT BYRDTON 15 KILMARNO 26 WHARF_@@ 10 1E 17 GRACE POINT 12 14 8 PITMA 9 13 SCALE 1 ; 24,000 loo 0 1000 2000 FEET ''EROSION" 16 Section I. Indian Creek Area. So Jr Md Sb So OTHER MARSH PLACE NAME ACRES % ACRES ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES OBSE RVATIONS TYPE d 1 Indian Creek .5 10 .2 10 30 .15 20 pocket marsh XII d 2 Indian Creek .5 go .45 10 pocket marsh I d 3lIndian Creek 2.5 15 .37 10 .25 60 1.5 15 pocket marsh IV 4 kdian Creek 1 40 .4 20 .2 40 .4 pocket marsh XII 5Indian Creek .25 30 40 .1 30 1 pocket marsh XII 6 Indian Creek 2 10 .2 70 1.4 20 pocket marsh 7 Endian Creek .25 80 .2 20 2 pocket marshes d - 8 Pell's Creek .3 90 .27 5 5 pocket marsh 9Bell's Creek .25 90 .22 5 5 pocket marsh 10 Henry's Creek .25 loo .25 pocket marsh 11 enry's Creek, .25 80 .2 20 pocket marsh d 12 Henry's Creek .25 30 30 40 pocket marsh I XII 10 2.8 8e re erosion large spit 13 Ba2mes Creek 28.5 60 17.1 30 8.5 F..V@h osprey nest III III 14 Barnes Creek .75 -10 .80 .6 r5 5 I-pit marsh :121 Sa = Saltmarsh Cordgrass a =Saltmarsh Bulrush f =Water Hemp k = Reed Grass p = Wild Rice Jr = Black Needlerush b =Saltmarsh Fleabane g =Switch Grass I = Olney Threesquare q = Sea Lavender Md = Saltgrass Meadow c =Saltmarsh Aster h=F xtail Grass m = Marsh Mallow r = Marsh Pink Sb = Saltbushes, d =Cattail i=Arrow Arum n = Saltmarsh Loosestrife s = Saltwort Sc = Big Cordgrass e =Marsh Hibiscus j=Pickerel Weed 17 o = Smartweed t = Yellow Pond-lily Section I. Indian Creek Area. Sa Jr Md Sb Sc OTHER MARSH PLACE NAME ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES OBSERVATIONS TYPE a 15 Barnes Creek .3 10 80 .24 10 pocket marsh II a 16 lBarnes Creek .25 10 80 .2 10 pocket marsh II 17 1 Barnes Creek .3 25 70 .21 5 cove marsh III 18 Barnes Creek .25 30 50 .12 10 10 point marsh III 19 Barnes Creek .25 10 90 .22 cove marsh III a 20 Barnes Creek .25 30 30 110 30 cove marsh XII 21 1Barnes Creek 2.5 15 .37 80 2 5 .12 point marsh III 22 jBarnes Creek 97.5 5 4.9 90 87.8 5 4.9 sb, g, large spit marsh III 23 lNear Jarvis Cr. 1 20 .2 20 .2 60 .6 point marsh IV 24 lNear Jarvis Cr. 1.5 110 .15 60 .9 20 .3 10 .15 fringing marsh III 25 lNear Jarvis Cr. .5 [00 .5 pocket marsh 26 Near Jarvis Cr. 1 100 1 pocket marsh 26a Near Jarvis Cr. .3 100 .3 pocket marsh L .. ISect 5.4 10.0 109.1 16.3 5.7 .2-1 Tota I Sa = Saltmarsh Cordgrass a = Saltmarsh Bulrush f = Water Hemp k = Reed Grass p= Wild Rice Jr = Black Needlerush b = Saltmarsh Fleabane g = Switch Grass 1 = Olney Threesquare q= Sea Lavender Md = SaltgraSS Meadow c = Saltmarsh Aster h = Foxtail Grass m = Marsh Mallow r= Marsh Pink Sb = Saltbushes d = Cattail i = Arrow Arum n = Saltmarsh Loosestrife s= Saltwort SC = Big Cordgrass e = Marsh Hibiscus j = Pickerel Weed 18 0 = Smartweed t= Yellow Pond-lily Section II Dividing Creek - Ingram Creek Area The marshes of Dividing Creek are characteristically cove, pocket, fringing or spit marshes, usually less than one acre in size. The largest in the area is the Hughlett Point Marsh (No. 72) of approximately 85 acres. The marsh is almost entirely surrounded'by a sand berm with only one or two tidal openings. The predominant vegetation in this marsh is Black Needlerush and Saltgrass Meadow Communities (Saltgrass Distichlis spicata Saltmdadow Hay Spartina patens). As in the case of Indian Creek, a number of small marshes in the Dividing Creek area have been altered by man's activities in order to gain water access. Spoil areas and dredged boat slips were frequently noted in Prentice and Jarvis Creeks. According to earlier topographic maps (U.S.G.S. Fleets Bay 1944, 1949), a rather large marsh existed between Jarvis Creek and Kent Point. At the present time, there is no evidence of a wetland area of this magnitude in this area, except for a narrow fringing marsh (No. 33) on the northern extremity at the mouth of Prentice Creek. Although a number of small marshes have been eradicated, several have expanded or have developed completely because of sedimentation over the last 30 years. Natural marsh creation or growth is reflected in the following marshes: Nos. 30, 32, 42, 43, 45, 49, 66, and 69. 19 50 51 64 " 75 77 HARDINGS 73 SALT - 76 POND 49 48 65 66 68 74 HAIRY EYS "'VC",R A cOVe 46', 47 605 67 69 r'@4@ 70 4 2 45 71 C, - -44 N 39 E) D ITC H L EY 40 41 38 v 1@. ('R. HUGHLETT PT. 34 33 35 KENT PT. C) SCALE 1 24,000 36 lc@oo 0 1000 2000 FEET 37 UPPER PART DIVIDING CREEK JARVIS PT, 31 32 57 28 27 55 6008 29 58 30 54 BLUFF POINT NECK 59 52 60 1 53 62 SECTION 11 - DIVIDING CREEK AREA "63 NATTY PT. COVE Section II. Dividing Cr ek Sa Jr Md Sb Sc OTHER MARSH PLACE NAME ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES ACRES % ACRES OBSERvATIONS TYPE 27 Jarvis Creek .5 40 .2 10 40 .2 10 cove marsh XII 28 Jarvis Creek .3 20 .12 50 .15 30 spit marsh II 29 Jarvis Creek .3 40 .12 0 d 1 3 .1 10 20 pocket marsh XII 30 Jarvis Creek .3 40 .12 50 .15 10 cove marsh II 31 Jarvis Creek .25 100 1 .25 1 1 pocket marsh I 32 Jarvis Creek .3 20 40 .12 20 20 spit marsh XII 33 Kent Point .5 40 .2 40 .2 20 fringing marsh XII 34 Prentice Creek .5 30 .15 30 .15 20 .1 20 spit and cove marsh XII 35 Prentice Creek .25 30 40 .1 d I - . 30 g, cove marsh XII 36 Prentice Creek .25 90 -22 10 cove marsh I d 37 Prentice Creek -.25 10 .17 30 pocket marsh I 38 Prentice Creek .25 100 -2 spoil on marsh I 39 Prentice Creek .25 90 .22 d 10 pocket marsh 40 Prentice Creek .25 90 .22 10 ocket marsh Sa = Saltmarsh Cordgrass a= Saltmarsh Bulrush f = Water Hemp k = Reed Grass p = Wild Rice Jr = Black Needlerush b= Saltmarsh Fleabane g = Switch Grass 1 = Olney Threesquare q = Sea Lavender Md = Saltgrass Meadow c= Saltmarsh Aster h = Foxtail Grass m = Marsh Mallow r = Marsh Pink Sb = Saltbushes d= Cattail i = Arrow Arum n = Saltmarah Loosestrife 8 = Saltwort Be = Big Cordgrass a= Marsh Hibiscus j = Pickerel Weed o = Smartweed t = Yellow Pond-lily 21 Section II. Di ding C ek Sa Jr Md Sb Sc OTHER MARSH PLACE NAME ACRES % ACRES ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES OBSERVATIONS TYPE 41 Prentice Creek .25 40 .1 20 40 Spit marsh XII 42 Lawrence Cove .3 70 .21 10 20 pocket marsh I 43 Lawrence Cove .25 70 .17 d 30 1pocket marsh I 44 Lawrence Cove 2.5 40 1 30 .75 30 .75 pocket marsh xii d 45 Lawrence Cove 3 30 .9 25 1 .75 25 -.75 20 pocket marsh XII 46 Lawrence Cove .25 10 1 60 .15 30 g, fringing marsh II 47 ILawrence Cove .25 70 1 .17 20 10 fring i - ing marsh 48 Dividing Creek .5 40 40 .2 20 pocket marsh XII 49 Dividing Creek 1.5 70 1.0 10 .15 20 .3 pocket marsh I e 5P Dividing Creek 2.5 70 1. 20 .5 10 .25 pocket marsh I 51 Dividing Creek .5 10 70 .35 20 .1 fringing marsh II 52 Natty Pt. Cove 2 70 1.4 d 30 .6 pocket marsh I 53 Dividing Creek .25 20 30 30 20 fringing marsh XII [54_ k1viding .. Creek .5 1701 .35 1 120 .1 'd 0 pocket marsh Sa = Saltmarsh Cordgrass a=Saltmarsh Bulrush f = Water Hemp k = Reed Grass p = Wild Rice Jr = Black Needlerush b=Saltmarsh Fleabane g = Switch Grass 1 = Olney Threesquare q = Sea lavender Md. = Saltgrass Meadow c=Saltmareh Aster h = Foxtail Grass m = Marsh Mallow r = Marsh Pink Sb = Saltbushes d=Cattail i = Arrow Arum n = Saltmarsh Loosestrife a = Saltwort .Sc = Big Cordgrass e=Marsh Hibiscus j = Pickerel Weed 22 o = Smartweed t = Yellow Pond-lily' Section II. Dividing C eek Sa Jr Md Sb Sc OTHER MARSH PLACE NAME ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES OBSERVATIONS TYPE 55 Dividing Creek 1 10 .1 30 .3 60 .6 pocket marsh IV 56- Dividing Creek 2.6 10 .26 30 .8 60 1.56 pocket marsh IV 57 Dividing Creek .5. 50 .25 20 .1 30 pocket marsh 58 Dividing Creek .25 20 60 .15 20 pocket marsh 59 Dividing Creek .25 10 60 .15 30 pocket marsh 60 Dividing Creek .25 30 40 .1 30 2 pocket marshes XII 61 Dividing Creek .25 20 30 20 30 cove marsh XII 62 Dividing Creek .5 5 10 70 .35 15 spit marsh II d 63 Dividing Creek .25 70 .17 10 20 cove marsh I d 64 Dividing Creek .5 70 .35 30 .15 pocket marsh 65 Dividing Creek .25 10 60 .15 20 10 pocket marsh 9 66' Dividing Creek .5 40 .2 40 .2 10 10 cove marsh -XII 167 PDividing Creek .6 100 .6 fringing marsh 168 kviding Creek .25 100 .25 pocket marsh Sa = Sa3.tmarBh Cordgrass a= Saltmarsh Bulrush f = Water Hemp k Reed Grass p = Wild Rice Jr = Black Needlerush b= Saltmarsh Fleabane g = Switch Grass 1 Olney Threesquare q = Sea Lavender Md = SaItgrass Meadow c= Saltmarsh Aster h = Foxtail Grass m Marsh Mallow r = Marsh Pink Sb = Saltbushes d= Cattail i = Arrow Arum n Saltmarsh Loosestrife a = Saltwort Sc. =Big Cordgrase e= MA h Hibiscus j - Pickerel Weed 23 0 Smartweed t = YellowPond-lily Section II. Dividing 0 ek Sa Jr d Sb So OTHER MARSH PLACE NAME ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES ACRES % ACRES 013SERVATIONS TYPE 69 Dividing Creek .5 10 30 .15 40 .25 20 1 pocket marsh XII 70 Dividing Creek 1.5 90 1.35 10 .15 cove marsh II 71 Dividing Creek .75 20 .15 70 .52 10 1cove marsh III a,d,sb 72 Hughlett Point 85 50 42.5 40 34 10 8.5 small ponds III 73 Salt Pond 5 70 3.5 20 1 10 .5 cove marsh I 74 Salt Pond .25 80 .2 20 -pocket marsh I 75 Salt Pond .3 80 .24 -10 10 pocket marsh I 76 Salt Pond 1 80 .80 120 .2 pocket marsh I 77 Salt Pond 1.5 70 1.0 20 .3 10 .2 cove marsh I Total Fection 11 122.7 17-45 44.6 41.4 5.75 9.5 Sa = Saltmarsh Cordgrass a = Saltmarsh Bulrush f = Water Hemp k = Reed Grass p= Wild Rice Jr = Black Needlerueh b = Saltmarsh Fleabane g = Switch Grass 1 = Olney Threesquare q= Sea Lavender Md = Saltgrass Meadow c = Saltmarsh Aster h = Foxtail Grass m = Marsh Mallow r= Marsh Pink Sb = Saltbushes d = Cattail i = Arrow Arum n = Saltmarsh Loosestrife a= Saltwort So = Big Cordgrass e = Marsh Hibiscus J - Pickerel Weed 24 0 = Smartweed t= Yellow Pond-lily Section III Dameron Marsh Area The largest single marsh in Northumberland County, Dameron Marsh (No. 109), extends for over a mile into Chesapeake Bay. This low hooked-shaped peninsula contains about 157 acres of marsh. The marsh is mostly vegetated with Black Needlerush, although there are large expanses of Saltgrass Meadow towards the bayward end of the peninsula. Over 120 years ago, Dameron Marsh, including outlying marsh islands, was much larger with approximately 340 acres, more than twice the present acreage (U.S. Coast Survey 1852). In 1944, the estimated marsh area was 184 acres , (Manuscript U.S.G.S. 1944). Subsequent erosion and a gradual rise in sea level have reduced this wetland area drastically (figure 1.). Most of the loss has been suffered by the outlying islands. The islands are now only about one-tenth the size that they were in 1852. According to our field observation (July 1974), the outlying islands have been substantially reduced since 1968 (U.S.G.S. Reedville Quadrangle). Our present estimation of acreage takes this into account. Other marshes of notable size are No. 78 (32 acres) and No. 98 (41.4 acres). These two wetland areas are dominated by high marsh, Saltgrass Meadow Communities which are flushed only by spring and storm tides. In some areas, both marshes are suffering from erosion along the margins, thereby reducing stands of fringing Saltmarsh Cordgrass. 25 DAMERON MARSH 1852-1944-1968 FIGURE 1 BAY 1968 N, C, Jd 1852 Scale 1:20,000 26 110 116 117 115 108 112 114 113 107 46 106 103 102 BALL NECK 92 100 101 99 90 91 94 /95 931 6 97 89 SCALE 1 24,000 88- 87 7 1000 0 1000 2000 FEET 86 <@ CR 85 84 80 382 81 79 605 8 SECTION III - DAMERON I @IN7@ - @@- 27 Section III. Dameron Marsh Area. Sa Jr Md Sb SC OTHER MARSH PIACE NAME ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES OBSERVATIONS TYPE d,e 78 Near Salt Pond 32 5 1.6 15 4.8 50 16 20 6.4 10 3.2 extensive marsh 79 Ball Greek 1 60 .6 5 20 .2 15 .15 cove marsh 80 Ball Creek .25 - 60 .15 40 .1 I I I 1point marsh 81 Ball Creek .25 40 . 1 40 1 20 point marsh XII 82 Ball Creek .5 90 .45 10 pocket marsh I 83 Ball Creek .75 10 50 .37 30 .22 10 point marsh III 84 Ball Creek 1.2 5 95 1.1 cove marsh II 85 Ball Creek I go .9 5 5 pocket marsh I 86 Ball Creek 1 30 .3 50 .5 20 .2 cove marsh III 87 Ball Creek .75 70 .52 0 .22 fringing marsh II k 88 Ball Creek .25 80 .2 10 10 pocket marsh II 89 Ball Creek .25 70 .17 30 I-pit marsh 90 Ball Creek .5 80 .4 20 pocket marsh 91 Ball Creek .3 1100 .3 iT_T_ I T 1pocket marsh Sa= Saltmarsh Cordgrass a = Saltmarsh Bulrush f = Water Hemp k = Reed Grass p = Wild Rice Jr= Black Needlerush b = Saltmarsh Fleabane g = Switch Grass 1 = Olney Threesquare q = Sea lavender Md= SaItgrass Meadow c = Saltmarsh Aster h = Foxtail Grass m = Marsh Mallow r = Marsh Pin Sb= Saltbushes d = Cattail i = Arrow Arum n = Saltmarsh Loosestrife s = Saltwort SC= Big Cordgrass e = Marsh Hibiscus j = Pickerel Weed 28 o = Smartweed t = Yellow Pond-lily Section III. Dameron Marsh Area. % Sa CRES Jr Md Sb Sc OTHER MARSH PLACE NAME ACRES A % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES OBSERVATIONS TYPE 92 Ball Creek .75 90 .67 10 pocket marsh I 93 Ball Creek .25 10 70 .17 20 pocket mars II 94 Ball Creek 7.4 10 .74 40 2.94 50 3.7 pocket marsh IV 95 Ball Creek .25 15 80 .2 5 pocket marsh Il 96 Ball Creek 1.5 5 - 60 .9 35 .52 Pocket marsh d 97 Ball Creek 1.5 40 .6 50 .75 10 .15 pocket marsh 98 Chesapeake Bay 41.4 10 4.14 5 2 80 33.1 sc, extensive marsh a 99 Chesapeake Bay .25 so .2 15 1 5 pocket marsh II 100 Ch esapeake Bay 2 10 .2 80 1.6 5 .1 5 cove marsh II 101 Chesapeake Bay .5 15 40 .2 40 .2 5 fringing marsh Xii 102 Cloverdale Creek 1.2 10 .12 65 .78 20 .24 5 spit marsh II 10 Cloverdale Creek .5 30 .15 50 .25 20 pocket maroh II 104 Cloverdale Creek .5 40 .2 - 60 .3 91 cove marsh II 105 Cloverdale Creek .5 pocket marsh II Sa = Saltmarsh Cordgrass a = Saltmarsh Bulrush f =Water Hemp k = Reed Grass p =Wild Rice Jr = Black Needlerush b = Saltmarsh Fleabane g =Switch Grass 1 = Olney Threesquare q =Sea Lavender Md = Saltgrass Meadow c = Saltmarsh Aster h=Foxtail Grass m = Marsh Mallow r =Marsh Pink Sb = Saltbuahea d = Cattail i=Arrow Arum n = Saltmarsh Loosestrife a =Saltwort e = Mar Se = Big Cordgrass sh Hibiscus j-Pickerel Weed 29 0 = Smaztweed t =Yellow Pond-lily Section III. Dameron Marsh Area. Sa Jr Md Sb So OTHER MARSH PLACE NAME ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES ACRES % ACRES OBSERVATIONS TYPE 106 Cloverdale Creek 6.4 20 1.0 30 1.92 50 3.2 point marsh IV Near 107 Dameron Marsh 3.7 10 .37 30 1.11 40 1.48 20 .74 point marsh XII Near 108 Dameron Marsh .25 50 .12 30 20 cove marsh I 109 Dameron Marsh 157 10 15.7 50 78.5 35 54-95 5 7.85 extensive marsh III 110 Mill Creek Area 2 20 .4 50 1 30 .6 - spit marsh III 111 Mill Creek Area 1.11 20 .22 20 .22 50 .5 10 .11 fringing marsh II 112 IMill Creek Area 1 20 .2 10 .1 60 .6 10 .1 cove marsh 113 Mill Creek Area -.25 lo so .2 10 spit marsh 114 Mill Creek Area .25 lo 90 .22 1fringing marsh 115 Mill Creek Area .5 100 1 .5 2 pocket marshes -116 Mill Creek Area .75 lo 30 .22 30 .22 30 .22 cove marsh XII 117 Mill Creek Area .5 20 .1 80 .4 spit marsh II Total Section 111 272.2 29.21 90.14 121.69 23.75 .1 3.35 Sa = Saltmarsh Cordgrass a= Saltmarsh Bulrush f = Water Hemp k = Reed Grass p = Wild Rice Jr = Black Needlerush b= Saltmarsh Fleabane g = Switch Grass 1 = Olney Threesquare q = Sea Lavender Md = Saltgrass Meadow 0= Saltmarsh Aster h = Foxtail Grass m = Marsh Mallow r = Marsh Pink Sb = Saltbushes d= Cattail i = Arrow Arum n = Saltmarsh Loosestrife s = Saltwort Se = Big Cordgrass e= Marsh Hibiscus j = Pickerel Weed 30 o = Sma:rtweed t = Yellow Pond-lily@ EXIII Section IV Mill Creek Area This section includes three creeks of the Harveys Neck Area; Mill Creek, which is the longest, Harveys Creek and Towles Creek. Most of the marshes in this area are small, less than one acre in size. However, there are two marshes located at the upper end of Mill Creek, marsh No. 126 with 33 acres and marsh No. 128, 13 acres. Vegetatively, the two marshes are nearly identical and are judged to be Mixed Brackish Water Types (XII), although the most common marsh plant found here is Big Cordgrass Spartina cynosuroides. Big Cordgrass is a highly productive plant, yielding as much as 6 tons of organic materia11 per acre annually. Among the marsh grasses, it is rivaled only by Saltmarsh Cordgrass in net productivity. Nearly half of the marshes in this section are Type I marshes, dominated by Saltmarsh Cordgrass. marshes of this type are nearly always intertidal and detritus flux is at a high level. The most common associated plants in these marshes are Narrow-leaved Cattails, Typha angustifolia and Marsh Hibiscus, Hibiscus moscheutos. These species occur in the less saline parts of the marsh, usually where there is freshwater seepage along the upland margin. Indications are that the marshes in this area have not been stressed by human activities in the last thirty years. However, the mouth of Towles Creek has been dredged and jettys installed in recent years. The wetlands at the mouth of the Creek were most likely affected by these activities. 31 SECTION IV - MILL CREEK AREA HARVEYS NECK HARVEYS NECK 128 129 130 139 131 138 140 127 -411 133 11@6 1 MT. OLIVE 126 0 125 132 134 135 13 -Ek CVF CLAY 124 122 POIN 123 121 119 120 1 SCALE 1 24,000 lopo 0 1000 2000 FEET 32 Section IV. Mil Creek Area (Harvveys, eck). Sa Jr Md Sb So OTHER MARSH PLACE NAME ACRES % ACRES% ACRES ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES OBSERVATIONS TYPE 118 Mill Creek .25 20 70 .17 10 spit marsh II e 1V9 Mill Creek .25 So -2 5 5 10 pocket marsh I d 120 Mill Creek .5 40 .2 30 .15 30 .15 pocket marsh XII 121 Mill Creek .25 100 .25 pocket marsh I d 122 Mill Creek .25 30 20 20 30 pocket marsh XII e 123 Mill Creek .5 70 _235 30 .15 pocket marsh I e 124 Mill Creek .25 70 .17 15 .10 15 pocket marsh I e 125 Mill Creek .25 50 ..12 10 70 30 pocket marsh I d,e extensive 126 Mill Creek 33 30 1 40 13.2 30 1 f, pocket marshes XII 127 Mill Creek .5 30 .15 10 60 .3 fringing marsh V d 128 Mill Creek 13 25 3.2 5 .65 40 5.2 30 1 pocket marsh XII 1i9 Mill Creek .3 30 10 60 .18 pocket marsh V 130 Mill Creek .25 40 1 20 40 .1 fringing marsh XII .5 131 Mill Creek 80 .4 2 Oe 1 pocket marsh I Sa = Saltmareh Cordgrass a= Saltmarsh Bulrush f = Water Hemp k@ Reed Grass P = Wild Rice Jr = Black Needlezush b= Saltmarsh Fleabane g = Switch Grass 1@ Olney Threesquare, q = Sea Lavender Md = SaItgrase Meadow c= Saltmarsh Aster h = Foxtail Grass m= Marsh Mallow r = Marsh Pink Sb = SaltbuBhes d= Cattail i = Arrow Aram n@ Saltmarsh Loosestrife s = Saltwort So = Big Cordgrass e= Marsh Hibiscus = Pickerel Weed 33 o@ Smartweed t = Yellow Pond-lily 40 @52 @40 .1 Section IV. Mill Creek ea (Harveys N ck). % Sa Jr Md Sb So OTHER MARSH PLACE NAME ACRES ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES OBSERVATIONS TYPE d 132 Mill Creek 25 70 .17 20 10 cove marsh I d,e 133 Mill Creek .75 30 .22 30 .22 10 10 20 .15 cove marsh xii a 134 Mill Creek .3 10 80 .24 5 5 pocket marsh III 135 Mill Creek .5 5 .25 80 .4 5 10 cove marsh III 136 Mill Creek .3 40 .12 10 30 20 cove marsh x1i 137 Harveys Creek .25 80 .2 20 fringing marsh I 138 lHarveys Creek .75 70 .52 10 20 .15 pocket marsh I d 139 Harveys Creek .5 80 .4 20 1 pocket marsh I 140 Harveys Creek .25 90 .22 10 1pooket marsh III 141 Harveys Creek .3 85 .26 5 10 pocket marsh I 142 Harveys Creek .3 20 50 .15 10 20 spit marsh III 143 Towles Creek .5 90 .45 10 cove marsh I Total Secti on IV 55.0 17.7 1.24 .43 .8 19.0 14.45 Sa = Saltmarsh Cordgrass a = Saltmarsh Bulrush f = Water Hemp k = Reed Grass p = Wild Rice Jr = Black Needlerush b = Saltmarsh Pleabane g = Switch Grass 1 = Olney Threesquare q = Sea Lavender Md = Saltgrass Meadow c = Saltmarsh lzter h = Foxtail Grass m = Marsh Mallow r = Marsh Pink Sb = Saltbushes d = Cattail i = Arrow Arum n = Saltmarsh Loosestrife s = Saltwort So = Big Cordgrass e = Marsh Hibiscus j = Pickerel Weed 0 Smartweed t = Yellow Pond-lily 34 Section V Great Wicomico River This large, natural system is subdivided into five parts: Part 1: Mouth and Southwestern Shoreline Part 2: Upper Part and Southern Shoreline Part 3: Upper Part and Northern Shoreline Part 4: Middle Part and Northern Shoreline Part 5: Mouth and Cockrell Creek There are 113 marshes, totalling 227 acres in this section which includes Cranes Creek and Cockrell Creek, both near the mouth of the Great Wicomico River. A majority of these marshes are only a fraction of an acre in size. The largest marshes in this Section are located in the upper reaches of the Great Wicomico River and in upper tributary streams such as Bulls Creek and Bush mill Stream. Although most of the marshes in this section are quite small, they should not be discounted' * According to studies made at VIMS, these small marshes, especially cove and pocket marshes, support very large minnow and juvenile fish populations. During the nursery season, as many as 20,000 juvenile spot will utilize a tidal marsh cove daily. Much of the shoreline in the Great Wicomico River has suffered erosion. This is particularly the case in the Bull Neck area, at the mouth of the Great .Wicomico River. In 1852, Taskmakers Creek was a branched creek system protected by a sand spit nearly 2000 feet long and up to 300 feet wide (figure 2). During a hurricane in 1933, the spit was nearly completely destroyed, reducing the creek to two coves, which were exposed to Chesapeake Bay. In the 1940's, only a rudiment of the former spit was left at the mouth of the northern most branch of the former Taskmakers Creek, then known as Taskmers Creek. Since the 1940's, the spit has completely closed off the northern branch (Taskmers Creek) and the body of water now is a non-tidal pond. It should be stressed that the fringing marshes in this section, however small, are effective deterents to wave action. Although fringing marshes are not expected to be a barrier to high energy waves, they do dissipate such erosive forces as boat wakes and tidal currents. 35 TASKMAKERS CREEK 1852-1944-1968 FIGURE 2 TASKMAKERS CREEK 1852 111e,j 1011.1e.@ oe 1944 Scale 1: 1968 36 9 -173 172 EROSION 165 164 EROSION 178 166/ LEE DALE 171 SHORES MILA 163 170 167 0 162 168 Pt@ N C, EROSION 174 C10UC'T1E-R CR. 665) 161 177 BOGEY NECK 169 176 MILA NECK 159 158 175 160 e,0 154 e 666 REMO 153 155156 1 / 152 F-y 01,0 SECTION V GREAT WICOMICO RIVER Part 1 - Mouth and SouthwesterA Shoreline 151 SCALE I : 24,000 148 149 10po 9 1000 2000 FEET 1 37 Section V. Great Wicomico River. Part 1. Mouth and Southwestern Shoreline Sa Jr d Sb Sc OTHER MARSH PLACE NAME ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES ACRES % ACRES OBSERVATIONS TYPE 144 Cranes Creek .5 5 70 .35 15 10 fringing marsh III 145 Cranes Creek .25 40 .1 30 20 10 cove marsh xii 146 Cranes Creek .5 15 70 .35 10 5 cove marsh III e 147 Cranes Creek .25 80 .2 10 10 cove marsh I 148 Cranes Creek .3 5 90 .27 5 cove marsh III d 149 Cranes Creek .25 30 40 .1 1 30 cove marsh XII 150 Cranes Creek .25 60 .15 40 .1 pocket marsh I d 151 Cranes Creek .25 10 40 .1 40 .1 10 pocket marsh xii d,e 152 lCranes Creek .5 90 .45 10 pocket marsh I 1.53 Cranes Creek .75 80 .6 15 .11 5 pocket marsh I 154 Cranes Creek .25 90 .22 L 10 pocket marsh I 155 Cranes Creek .5 15 70 .35 10 5 cove marsh III 1156 lCranes Creek .8 10 80 .64 10 cove marsh III [JE-es Cre:ek ::: .25 90 .22 5_ spit marsh III Sa = Saltmarsh Cordgrass a = Saltmarsh Bulrush f = Water Hemp k= Reed Grass p = Wild Rice Jr = Black Needlerush b = Saltmarsh Fleabane g = Switch Grass 1= Olney Threesquare q = Sea Lavender Md = Saltgrasa Meadow c = Saltmarsh Aster h = Foxtail Gr,)_qs m,=Marsh Mallow r = Marsh Pink Sb = Saltbushes d = Cattail i = Arrow Arum n= Saltmarsh Loosestrife s = Saltwort Sc = Big Cordgrass e = Marsh Hibiscus Pickerel Weed o= Smartweed t = Yellow Pond-lily 38 Section V. Great Wicomico River. Part 1. Mouth and outhweste Shoreline Sa Jr Md S b SC OTHER MARSH PLACE NA-MP ACRES % ACRES % A C RI--,, % ACRE. % ACRES % ACRES ACRES OBSERVATIONS YPE 158 Shell Creek 1.5 10 .15 80 1.2 5 5 spit and cove marsh III e 159 Gougher Creek .5 10 70 .35 10 10 cove marsh III 160 Gougher Creek 9 .5 90 .45 10 pocket marsh I 161 Gougher Creek .5 35 .17 60 .3 5 cove marsh III d e 162 Penny Creek .5 30 .15 20 .1 130 20 .15 .1 Pocket marsh XII 163 Penny Creek .25 40 .1 40 .1 20 I-pit marsh XII Great 164 Wicomico River 8 80 .64 10 10 cove marsh sand berm III Great 165 Wicomico River .5 90 .45 5 5 cove marsh sand berm III 166 Barrett Creek -25 80 .2 5 15 spit marsh, osprey III d 167 Barrett Creek .25 50 .12 10 10 30 spit marsh I 166 lBarrett Creek .25 20 40 .1 30 10 pocket marsh XII d 169 Barrett Creek 2 60 1.2 20 .8 20 .8 pocket marsh I 170 Barrett Creek .25 20 60 .15 20 pocket marsh III 171 Barrett Creek .25 151 180 .2 10I 1 5 1 Ifringing marsh Sa = Saltmarsh Cordgrass a=Saltmarsh Bulrush f =Water Hemp k = Reed Grass p = Wild Rice Jr @ Black Needlerush b=Saltmarsh Fleabane g=Switch Grass 1 = Olney Threesquare q = Sea Lavender Md = Saltgrass Meadow c=Saltmarsh Aster h=Foxtail Grass m = Marsh Mallow r = Marsh Pink Sb = Saltbushes d=Cattail i=Arrow Arum n = Saltmarsh Loosestrife 8 = Saltwort SC = Big Cordgrass e=Marsh Hibiscus j=Pickerel Weed o = Smartweed t = Yellow Pond-lily 39 Section V. Great Wicomico River. Part 1. Mouth and Southwestern Shoreline PLACE NAME ACRES % Sa ACRES % Jr ACRES % Md ACRES Sb So OTHER MA13SH % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES OBSERVATIONS TYPE 172 Barrett Creek .75 5 80 6 10 9 I - 5 fringing marsh III 173 Tipers Creek .75 90 67 5 5 fringing marsh III 174 Tipers Creek .6 85 - .51 5 d pocket marsh I 10 175 Tipers Creek 2.7 60 1.62 d I 1 10 .27 30 .81 pocket marsh I 176 Tipers Creek d 5 40 2 30 1.5 -30 1.5 pocket marsh XII 177 Tipers Creek .25 80 .2 5 15 pocket marsh I 178 1 Tipers Creek .25 35 35 10 20 2 pocket marshes XII 179 ITipers Creek .5 10 40 .2 30 .15 20 fringing marsh osprey XII Subtotal Section V Part 1 24.7 1 8.4 7.5 3.0 .2 .27 3.4 g Sa = Saltmareh Cordgrass a = Saltmarsh Bulrash f = Water Hemp k =Reed Gras p = Wild Rice Jr = Black Needleiush b = Saltmarsh Fleabane g = Switch Grass 1 =Olney Thraeesquare q = Sea Lavender Md = Saitgrass Meadow c = Saltmarsh Aster h = Foxtail Grass m =Marsh Mallow r = Marsh Pink Sb = Saltbushes d = Cattail i = Arrow Arum n =Saltmarsh Loosestrife a = Saltwort So = Big Cordgrass e = Marsh Hibiscus j - Pickerel Weed 40 0 =Smartweed t = Yellow Pond-lily SECTION V - GREAT WICOMICO R Part 2 - Upper Part and Souther IND AN PT. 203 w1co I co 198 ISLAND PT. 202 200 199 197 SAMPSONS WHARF 201 196 EROSION 193 COOPERS 194 LANDINC 195 UPPER PART GREAT WICOMICO RIVER 748 191 AND.BUSH MILL CREEK 1 2 610 207 '@?US H 206 184 186 1 185 c I? DEEP LANDING 204 0(4 182 SCA 205 18 1000 41. Section V. Great Wicomico River. P 2. Upper Part and Southern Shoreline I Sa Jr Md Sb S OTHER MARSH PLACE NAME ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES cACRES % ACRES OBSERVATIONS TYPE 180 Balls Creek .25 20 30 20 30 fringing marsh XII 181 Balls Creek .25 70 .17 30 fringing marsh I dg 182 Balls Creek .5 30 .15 1 50 .25 10 10 pocket marsh d 183 Balls Creek 9.2 20 1.84 35 3.22 10 .92 35 3.22 pocket marsh XII 184 Balls Creek 18.4 20 3.68 10 1.84 d 70 12.9 pocket marsh VI 9 185 Balls Creek .25 30 50 .12 10 10 1pocket marsh' II Great 9 186 Wicomico River .25 10 70 .17 10 10 pocket marsh II Great d 187 Wicomico River .25 10 70 .17 5 15 pocket marsh XII Great 9 188. Wicomico River 10 25 .12 25 .12 20 20 .1 se, cove marsh XII 189 Great d Wicomico River .5 10 40 .2 30 .15 20 .1 pocket marsh XII 1 go Great Wicomico River .25 10 20 40 .1 30 point marsh XII 191 Coopers lending .25 40 .1 4.0 .1 10 10 sb, g, cove marsh XII 192 Coopers Landing .25 20 30 g d 40 10 .1 pocket mar@ XII Near _F5 k 193 Coopers Landing 2.7 10 1 .27 70 1.93 10 .27 .13 5 .14 point marsh Sa = Saltmarsh Cordgrass a Saltmarsh Bulrush f = Water Hemp k = Reed Grass p = Wild Rice Jr = Black Needlerush b Saltmarsh Fleabane g = Switch Grass 1 = Olney Threeaquare q = Sea Lavender Md = Saltgrass Meadow c Salimarsh Aster h = Foxtail Grass m = Marsh Mallow r = Marsh Pink Sb = Saltbushes d Cattail i = Arrow Arum n = Saltmarsh loosestrife a = Saltwort 4 Se = Big Cordgrass a Marsh Hibiscus j - Pickerel Weed 2 o = Smartweed t = Yellow Pond-lily Section V. Great Wicomico River. Pa 2. UDDer Pa and Southern Shoreline Sa Jr Md Sb So OTHER MARSH PLACE NA -ME -_ ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES ACRES OBSERVATIONS TYPE Near d 194 Coopers lending .25 5 5 90 .22 pocket marsh VI d 195 Sampsons Warf 1.5 10 -15 50 .75 10 .15 10 .15 20 .3 cove marsh III 196 Island Point .3 40 .12 20 d 10 30 pocket marsh xii 197 Island Point .3 10 70 .21 10 10 point marsh III 198 Island Point .25 10 70 .17 10 10 fringing marsh III 199 Island Point .25 20 60 .15 15 5 spit marsh III Near 20b Island Point .25 15 20 50 .12 15 point marsh IV 201 Knight Run 9.2 10 .92 d Great 20 1.84 70 6.44 creek marsh VI d 202 lWicomico River 1.8 30 .54 30 .54 40 .73 cove marsh xii Great d @03 lWicomico River 1.5 5 .75 25 .37 70 1.0 pocket marsh VI 204 jBush Mill Stream .75 100 .75 fri nging marsh I d 265 - Bush Mill Stream 13.8 100 13.8 1pocket marsh VI 206 Bush Mill Stream 30 33.1 110 F3.3 d 9.9 a9 e, i pocket marsh V Sa - Saltmarsh Cordgrass a = Saltmarsh Bulrush f = Water Hemp k = Reed Grass p = Wild Rice Jr = Black Needlerush b = Saltmarsh Fleabane g = Switch Grass 1 = Olney Threesquare q = Sea Lavender Md = Saltgrass Meadow C = Saltmarsh Aster h = Foxtail Grass m = Marsh Mallow r = Marsh Pink Sb @ Saltbushes d = Cattail i = Arrow Arum n = SaltMarah Loosestrife s = Saltwort So = Big Cordgrass e @ Marsh Hibiscus - Pickerel Weed 43 0 = Smartweed t = Yellow Pond-lily, Section V. Great Wicomico River. Part 2. UoDer Part and Southern Shoreline Sa Jr Md Sb So OTHER MARSH PLACE NAME ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES OBSERVATIONS TYPE Upper Great d 207 Wicomico River 36.8 40 14.72 60 22.0 Sa, Sb creek marsh VI Subtotal Sectir V Part 134 9.4 3.8 9.1 1.7 6 71.1 Sa = Saltmarsh Cordgrass a = Saltmarsh Bulnush f = Water Hemp k = Reed Grass p= Wild Rice Jr = Black Needlerush b = Saltmarsh Fleabane g = Switch Grass 1 = Olney Threesquare q= Sea Lavender Md = Saltgrass Meadow c = Saltmarsh Aster h = Foxtail Grass m = Marsh Mallow r= Marsh Pink Sb = Saltbushes d = Cattail i = Arrow Arum n = Saltmarsh loosestrife a= Saltwort So = Big Cordgrass e = Marsh Hibiscus j = Pickerel Weed 44 0 = Smartweed t= Yellow Pond-lily 707 213 212 6AO 210 209 214 208 211 COOPER LANDING E, R '0 215 N@\C, 21 w CC) 216 217 218 SECTION V - GREAT WICOMICO RIVER Part 3 - Upper Part and Northern Shoreline SCALE 1 24,00 10po - 0 lopo 45 Section V. Great Wicomico River. Par 3. Upper Part and Northern Shoreline Sa Jr Md Sb So OTHER MARSH PLACENAME - ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES ACRES % ACRES OBSERVATIONS TYPE Near a 208 Cooper Landing .25 60 .15 30 10 fringing marsh I - -Near a d 92 209 Cooper Landing 9.2 10 .92 20 1.84 10 60 5'52 creek marsh VI Near d 210 Cedar Point 3.7 10 .37 5 .18 30 1.10 55 2.0 pocket marsh VI 211 Cedar Point .5 1 10 20 20 .1 30 .15 20 .1 cove marsh xii d 1.6 212 Blackwells Creek 5.5 10 .55 1.0 .55 30a 50 2.7 1pocket marsh VI a d 1.6 213 Blackwells Creek 2.7 10 .27 60 30 .83 pocket marsh 214 Blackwells Creek .25 10 60 .15 30 pocket marsh III 215 Blackwells Creek .25 10 50 .12 10 30 pocket mars III -216 Blackwells Creek .7 .5 60 .45 20 .15 20 .15 pocket marsh III Blackwells Creek .25 30 20 50 .12 spit marsh IV Great 218 Wicomico River .25 80. .2 10 10 fringing marsh III Great d 219 Wicomico River .5 40 .2 20 .1 10 30 .15 cove marsh XII Great 220 Wicomico River .25 10 50 .12 10 30 spit marsh III Great 221 Wicomico River .25 20 50 .12 30 .2 pocket marshes III Sa = Saltmarsh Cordgrass a =Saltmarsh Bulrush f Water Hemp k = Reed Grass p =Wild Rice Jr = Black Needlerush b =Saltmarsh Fleabane g= Switch Grass 1 = Olney Threesquare q =Sea Lavender Md = Saltgrass Meadow C =Saltmarsh Aster h= Foxtail Grass m = Marsh Mallow r= Marsh Pink Sb = Saltbushes d =Cattail i= Arrow Arum n = Saltmarsh LDosestrife a= Saltwort Sc = Big Cordgrass e =Marsh Hibiscus j= Pickerel Weed 46 o = Smartweed t= Yellow Pond-lily Section V. Great Wicomico River. Par 3. Upper Part and Northern Shoreline Sa Jr Md Sb So OTHER MARSH PLACE NAME ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES ACRES OBSERVATIONS TYPE 77=_ 222 Wicomico River .25 40 1 15 15 30 pocket marsh xii Subtotal Section V 24.8 2.4 1.4 1;5 .46 3.7 15.5 Part 3 FT] Sa = Saltmarsh Cordgrass a = Saltmarsh Bulrush f = Water Hemp k =Reed Grass p = Wild Rice Jr = Black Needlerush b = Saltmarsh Fleabane g = Switch Grass 1 =Olney Threesquare q = Sea Lavender Md = Saltgrass Meadow c = Saltmarsh tster h = Foxtail Grass m =Marsh Mallow r = Marsh Pink Sb = Saltbushes d = Cattail i = Arrow Arum. n =Saltmarsh Loosestrife . = Saltwort So = Big Cordgrass e = Marsh Hibiscus j = Pickerel Weed 47 o =Smartweed t = Yellow Pond-lily 224 SECTION V - UKLA I VVICOMIC0 RIVER Part 4 Middle Part and Northern Shoreline 225 223 200 663 1I30R 228 Q) 227 4? 6111 c 230 EAGLE PT. 226 BLACKWELLS 229 233 23 GLEBE PT. FERRY PT. @,CoMlCO RIVO 231 C30 COLLIN TIPERS 0 SCALE 1 24,000 1@00 0 1000 2000 FEET 48 Section V. Great Wicomico River. Part 4. Middle Part and Northe Shoreline So Jr Md Sb So OTHER MARSH PJACE NAME ACRES % ACRES % ACRL9 % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES ACRES- OBSERVATIONS TYPE 223 Betts Mill Creek .3 10 - 40 .12 20 30 -7-d 2.20 spit marsh x1i 224 Betts Mill Creek 5.5 20 1.10 40 40 2.20 pocket marsh XII a g 1.10 225 Betts Mill Creek 3.7 10 .37 5 .18 50 1.84 305 .18 pocket marsh IV 226 Coles Creek .25 70 .17 10 21) cove marsh III 227 Coles Creek .5 10 70 .35 20 .1 spit marsh III a d .64 228 Horn Harbor 6.4 20 1.3 60 3.8 10 10 .64 pocket marsh III 229 Horn Harbor .75 5 85 .63 10 spit marsh III Great 230 Wicomico River 2 40 .8 40 .8 20 .4 a hummocks XII Great 231 Wicomico River .25 40 .1 40 .1 20 point marsh xii 232 Warehouse Creek .25 20 10 35 35 spit marsh XII 233 Warehouse Creek .25 30 50 .12 20 pocket marsh II d 2@4 Warehouse Creek .25 10 45 .11 45 .11 pocket marsh XII d a 2.20 235 Warehouse Creek 5.5 40 2.2 40 20 1.10 pocket marsh XII d 236 Warehouse Creek .3 85 1 .25 5 1-10 1 pocket marsh I Sa =Saltmarsh Cordgrass a =Saltmarsh Bulrush f= Water Hemp k = Reed Grass p Wild Rice Jr =Black Needlerush b =Saltmarsh Fleabane g = Switch Grass 1 = Olney Threesquare q Sea lavender Md =Saltgrass Meadow c =Saltmarsh Aster h = Foxtail Grass m = Marsh Mallow r Marsh Pink Sb =Saltbushes d =Cattail i = Arrow Arum n = Saltmarsh Loosestrife a Saltwort Se =Big Cordgrase e =Marsh Hibiscus j @ Pickerel Weed 49 c, = Smartweed t Yellow Pond-lily Section V. Great Wicomico River. Part 4. Middle Part and Northern Shoreline Sa Jr Md Sb So OTHER MARSH PLACE NAME ACRES % ACRES % ACRL-, % ACRES ACRES ACRES % ACRES OBSERVATIONS TYPE 237 Warehouse Creek .25 30 70 .17 spit marsh IV 238 Warehouse Creek .3 10 70 .21 20 spit marsh II 239 Warehouse Creek 1 70 .7 20 .2 10 .1 pocket marsh III Subtotal Section V 27.7 Part 4 5.3 6.8 1.5 3.0 10-41 Sa = Saltmarsh Cordgrass a= Saltmarsh Bulrush f = Water Hemp k = Reed Grass p= Wild Rice Jr = Black Needlerush b= Saltmarsh Fleabane g = Switch Grass 1 = Olney Threesquare, q= Sea Lavender Md = Sa)tgrass Meadow c= Saltmarsh Aster h = Poxtail Grass m = Marsh Mallow r= Marsh Pink Sb = Saltbushes d= Cattail i = Arrow Arum n = Saltmarsh Loosestrife a= Saltwort So = Big Cordgrass e= Marsh Hibiscus j . Pickerel Weed 50 o = Smaxtweed t= Yellow Pond-lily 242 243 245 246 360 e 247 244 SECTION V - GREAT WICOK Part 5 - Mouth and Cockr UPPER PART COCKRELL CREEK 248 REEDVILLE 657 TIBITHA 249 1> 1240 c@ FAIRPORT 13ULL NECK cp 250 WHAYS CR. 7 tp COCKRELL NECK 251 241 252 COCKRELL PT. 255 SCA 253 000 254 1 @ 243 24,1 244 51 Section V. Great Wicomico River. Part 5. Mouth and Cockrell Creek Sa Jr Md Sb So OTHER MARSH PLACE NAME ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES OBSERVATIONS TYPE 240 Whays Creek .5 20 .1 80 .4 pocket marsh IV d 241 Cockrell Point .5 30 .15 30 .15 20 .1 20 cove marsh xii 242 Cockrell Creek .25 60 .15 40 .1 pocket marsh I 243 Cockrell Creek .3 80 .24 20 2 pocket marshes I 244 Cockrell Creek .25 40 .1 30 30 point marsh xii 245 Cockrell Creek .25 60 .15 40 .1 pocket marsh I 246 Cockrell Creek .25 10 70 .17 20 fringing marsh II d 247 Cockrell Creek .3 20 10 70 .21 pocket marsh VI 248 Cockrell Creek -25 70 .17 20 10 2 pocket marshes I 249 Cockrell Creek .3 so .24 20 fringing marsh I 250 Cockrell Creek 1.2 10 .12 30 .36 20 .24 40 .48 cove marsh xii k 251 Cockrell Creek .75 10 30 .22 60 .45 point marsh VIII 252 Cockrell Creek .75 10 30 .22 40 .3 20 .15 fringing marsh xii 9 253 Cockrell Creek 2.5 20 . .5 30 .75 40 10 .25 cove marsh XII Sa Saltmarsh Cordgrass a = Saltmarsh Bulrush f =Water Hemp k = Reed Grass p = Wild Rice Jr Black Needlerush b = Saltmarsh Fleabane g =Switch Grass 1 = Olney Threesquare q = Sea Lavender M d saltgrass Meadow = Saltmarsh Aster h=Foxtail Grass m = Marsh Mallow r = Marsh Pink Sb Saltbuahes d = Cattail i=Arrow Arum n = Saltmarsh Loosestrife a = Saltwort Sc Big Cordgrass a = Marsh Hibiscus j=Pickerel Weed 52 c, =Smartweed t = Yellow Pond-lily Section V. Great Wicamico River. Part 5. Mouth and Cockrell Creek Sa Jr Md Sb SC OTHER MARSH PLACE NAME ACRES % ACRES % ACRE" % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES ACRES OBSERVATIONS TYPE 254 Bull Neck .75 10 30 .22 40 .3 20 spit marsh x1i 255 Bull Neck 6 85 5.1 15 .9 ab, spit marsh I 256 Owens Pond .3 40 .12 60 .18 pocket marsh III 257 Owens Pond .5 60 .3 40 .2 pocket marsh I Subtotal Section V 16 7.4 2.1 2.1 2.3 1.0 Part 5 Total Section V 227.2 33.0 21.6 16.0 7.6 41.6 101.4 Sa = Saltmarsh Cordgrass a = Saltmarsh Bulrush f= Water Hemp k = Reed Gress p = Wild Rice Jr = Black Needlerash b = Saltmarsh Fleabane g= Switch Grass 1 = Olney Threesquare q = Sea Lavender Md = Saltgrass Meadow c = Saltmarsh Aster h= Foxtail Grass m = Marsh Mallow r = Marsh Pink Sb = Saltbushes d = Cattail i= Arrow Aram n = Saltmarsh Loosestrife a = Saltwort SC = Big CordgrasB e = Marsh Hibiscus J= Pickerel Weed 53 0 = Smartweed t = Yellow Pond-lily Section VI Little Wicomico River This natural system is partitioned into three units: Part 1: Gaskin Pond and Mouth of Little Wicomico River Part 2: Upper Part Part 3: Northern Shoreline and Mouth There are 65 marshes in this section totalling nearly 124 acres. The largest marsh, No. 288, occurs at the upper end of the Little Wicomico River with 16.5 acres. The vegetation of this marsh is typical of the wetlands found in the upper reaches of large creeks and rivers. Because of reduced salinity, plant competition increases and as a result, there is a higher plant diversity than that typically found in more saline situations near the mouth of the river. Other marshes located at the upper ends of creeks or coves in this system are also vegetatively diverse, as an example, Nos. 266, 267, 268, 269, 270 and others. Twenty-eight marshes in this section are dominated by Black Needlerush. This marsh community is easily recognized in the field in that the stands are homogeneous, dense, of unform height and are dark or brownish in color. These marshes are nearly always of a slightly higher elevation than Saltmarsh Cordgrass marsh. Although the present mouth of the Little Wicomico River is a dredged and bulkheaded channel, the original mouth was approximately one half mile to the north, where marsh No. 321 is now located. 54 T, I SCALE I 2A,000 V 1@00 10@00 20, 0 FEET - X@X-yjl.,E WICON41C,o 0 PEACHTREE PT. a 264 263 SUNNYBANK BAMBOO is. 265 Ito 273 274 650 644 BRIDGE NECK 0 266 C) 272 we 267 271 270 268 BEVERLYVILLE 269 G A S A: SECTION V1 - LITTLE WICOMICO RIVER Part 1 - Gaskin Pond and Mouth of Little Wicomico River 55 Section VI. Little Wicomico River. Part 1. Gaskim ond and Mouth of Little Wic co River Sa Jr Md Sb Sc OTHER MARSH PLACE NA14E ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES ACRES ACRES OBSERVATIONS TYPE d 258 Gaskin Pond .5 40 .2 60 .3 delta marsh VI a many dead trees 259 Rock Hole 2.7 5 .14 30 .81 40 1.1 15 .40 10 .27 cove marsh XII 260 Rock Hole 5.5 5 .28 90 4.95 5 .27 cove, sand substratum III 261 Rock Hole 6.4 5 .32 90 5.76 5 .32 cove, sand substratum III a 2621 Rock Hole 6.4 5 .32 90 5.76 5 .32 Md, ab island III Little a 263 Wicomico River .25 20 30 20 30 cove marsh XII 264 Sharpe Creek .25 70 .18 15 _ 5 10 spit marsh I 265 Horse Pond .3 20 80 .24 fringing marsh III e 266 jBridge Creek 4.6 10 .46 30 1.38 30 1.38 10 .46 20 .92 pocket marsh XII de .27 267 Bridge Creek 2.7 60 1.62 10 .27 10 .27 1010 .27 pocket marsh III a 268 Bridge Creek 1.2 50 .6 10 .12 30 .36 10 .12 pocket marsh I ae .6 269 Bridge Creek 1.5 40 .6 10 .15 40 10 .15 pocket marsh XII de .37 270 Bridge Creek 3.7 10 .37 10 .37 50 1.8 10 20 .74 pocket marsh II 271 Bridge Creek .25 30 50 T i pocket marsh Sa = Saltmarsh Cordgrass a = Saltmarsh Bulrush f =Water Hemp k = Reed Grass p, = Wild Rice Jr = Black Needlerush b = Saltmarsh Fleabane g =Switch Grass 1 = Olney Threesquare q = Sea Lavender Md = Saltgrass Meadow c =Saltmarsh Aster h=Foxtail Grass m = Marsh Mallow r = Marsh Pink Sb = Saltbushes d =Cattail i=Arrow Arum. n = Saltmarsh Loosestrife a = Saltwort Se = Big Cordgrass e =Marsh Hibiscus j=Pickerel Weed 56 o = Smartweed t = Yellow Pond-lily Section VI. Little Wicomico River. -Pa.,t 1. Gaskin ond and Mouth of Little W"comico River Sa Jr Md Sb Sc OTHER MARSH PLACE NAME ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES ACRES OBSERVATIONS TYPE 272 Bridge Creek .25 70 .18 20 10 pocket marsh I d 273 Back Creek .25 10 30 30 10 20 cove marsh XII 274 Back Creek e .25 90 .22 5 5 pocket marsh I Subtotal Section VI 37.00 3.87 21.16 5.03 1.72 Part 1 4.33 Sa = Saltmarsh Cordgrags a = Saltmarsh Bulrush f = Water Hemp k = Reed Grass p = Wild Rice Jr = Black Needlerush b = Saltmarsh Fleabane g = Switch Grass 1 = Olney Threesquare q = Sea Lavender Md = Saltgrass Meadow c = Saltmarsh Aster h = Foxtail Grass m = Marsh r = Marsh Pin Sb = Saltbushes d = Cattail i = Arrow Arum n = Saltm Mahftowoosestrife a = Saltwort So = Big Cordgrass e = Marsh Hibiscus J - Pickerel Weed 57 o = Smartawlemed t = Yellow Pond-lily SECTION VI - LITTLE WICOMICO RIVER Part 2 - Upper Part 92 644 289 290 SAWMILA..., COVE @*293 94 298 88 95 SPRING 7 CO V E 99 HANSONS COVE 96 286 29 0 00 (41@ c@ 303 Ln 302 co 301 304 285 305 284 06 EROSION 282 2 1 280 -307 308 647 279 FLOOD PT. 283 V,to CR. SCALE 1 2A,000 278 GREENFIELD M 1000 0 1000 2000 FEET A@ L) 277 275 360 276 Section VI. little Wicomico River. P t 2. Upper p rt PLACE NAME ACRES % S aACRES % Jr ACRE@S % Md ACRES % Sb ACRES Sc OTHER MARSH % ACRES % ACRES OBSERVATIONS TYPE d 275 Cod Creek .75 10 75 .56 5 10 pocket marsh 276 Cod Creek 5 10 .5 60 3 30 1.5 pocket marsh 277 Cod Creek 7 5 .35 5 .35 60 4.2 30 2.1 pocket marsh 278 Sloop Creek 1 80 .8 10 1 10 pocket marsh Little 279 Wicomico River .3 10 85 .26 5 point marsh little 280 Wicomico River -3 5 75 .22 10 10 spit marsh 281 9 Willis Creek 2.7 10 .27 20 .54 60 1.62 10 .27 pocket marsh IV d 282 Willis Creek .75 5 30 .22 20 .15 10 1 35 .26 pocket marsh XII 283 ja Willis Creek 7.4 40 2.96 20 1.48 10 .74 20 1.48 0 .74 pocket marsh xii 284 d Willis Creek 1 10 1 40 .4 10 .1 10 .1 30 .3 pocket marsh XII 285 d Willis Creek 1 60 .6 20 .2 10 1 10 pocket marsh I 286 Hansons Cove .5 90 .45 5 5 Sa, 2 pocket marshes III Little 287 Wicomico River 1 25 .25 25 .25 40 .4 10 .1 pocket marsh XII 288 Little d a Wicomico River 16.5 20 3.1 10 1.65 10 1.65 30 4.95 120 10 pocket marsh xii Sa =Saltmarsh Cordgrass a = Saltmarsh Bulrush f =Water Hemp k= Reed Grass p Wild Rice Jr =Black Needlerush b = Saltmarsh Fleabane V =Svdtch Grass 1= Olney Threesquare q Sea,Lavender Md =SaItgrass Meadow a = Saltmarsh Aster h= Foxtail Grass m= Marsh Mallow r Marsh Pink Sb =Saltbushes d = Cattail i= Arrow Arum n= Saltmarsh Loosestrife s Saltwort Sc =Big Cordgrass e = Marsh Hibiscus J= Pickerel Weed 59 a= Smartweed t Yellow Pond-lily @ 10 30 Section VI. Little Wicomico River. P rt 2. Upper Part Sp- CRES % Jr Md Sb Sc OTHER MARSH PLACE NAmE ACRES % A ACRE2 % ACRES % ACRES ACRES % ACRES OBSERVATIONS TYPE Little 289 Wicomico River .25 40 .1 30 30 sc, pocket marsh x1i Little 290 Wicomico River .5 10 80 .4 10 sb, pocket marsh III 291 le Sawmill Cove .5 40 .2 30 .15 20 0 spoil on marsh channel XII a e .74 292 1Sawmill Cove 7.4 20 1.48 60 4.44 10 10 .74 pocket marsh IV 293 Sawmill Cove .5 10 10 80 .4 pocket marsh IV Little 294 Wicomico River .25 50 .12 40 .1 10 fringing marsh III Little 295 Wicomico River .25 25 25 50 .12 cove marsh IV Little 296 wicomico River .25 BO .2 10 10 pocket marsh III 297 Spring Cove .25 90 .22 10 point marsh III Z98 Spring Cove 6.4 20 1.28 20 1.28 60 3.84 pocket marsh IV 299 Spring Cove .25 10 so .2 10 pocket marsh III 36b Spring Cove 8.3 90 7.4 10 .83 pocket marsh III 301 Spenc -es Creek .25 .18 pocket marsh III 10 1 _T70 1 20 1 302 Spences Creek -25 _ 30 1 170 1 -.18 2 pocket marshes T Sa = Saltmarsh Cordgrass a = Saltmarsh Bulrush f = Water Hemp k = Reed Grass p = Wild Rico Jr = Black Needlerush b = S,.iltmarsh 'Fleabane F = Switch Grass 1 = Olney Threesquare q = Sea Lavender Md = Saltgrass Meadow c = Saltmarsh Aster h = Poxtail Grass m = Marsh Mallow r = Marsh Pink Sb = Saltbushes d = Cattail i = A rrow Arum n = Saltmarsh Loosestrife a = Saltwort Se = Big Cordgrass e = Marsh Hibiscus = Pickerel Weed 60 o = Smartweed t = Yellow Pond-lily Section VI. Little Wicomico River. P rt 2. Upper t Sa Jr Md Sb Se OTHER MARSH PLACE NAME ACRES % ACRES % ACRE@5 % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES OBSERVATIONS TYPE a 303 Spences Creek .5 5 30 40 20 5 spoil and dredged channels XII a 304 Spences Creek .75 60 .45 30 .22 5 5 pocket marsh III 305 Spences Creek .25 10 20 40 .1 30 pocket marsh XII Little 306 Wicomico River .751 85 .64 5 10 point marsh III little 307 Wicomico River .25 10 80 .2 10 point marsh III Near 308 Flood Point .25 10 80 .2 10 pocket marsh II Subtotal jSecti?n VI 73-55 5.58 18.77 14.73 18.68 5.15 7.50 Part Sa = Saltmarsh Cordgrass a = Saltmarsh Buliush f= Water Hemp k = Reed Grass p = Wild Rice Jr = Black Needlerush b = Saltmarsh Fleabane Z= Switch Grass 1 = Olney Threesquare q = Sea Lavender Md = Saltgrass Meadow c = Saltmarsh Aster h= Poxtail Grass m = Marsh Mallow r = Marsh Pink Sb = Saltbushea d = Cattail i= Arrow Aram n = Saltmarsh loosestrife s = Saltwort Se = Big Cordgrass e = Marsh Hibiscus IJ= Pickerel Weed 61 0 = Smaxtweed t = Yellow Pond-lily SECTION VI - LITTLE WICOMICIO RIV Part 3 - Northern Shoreline and M 316 OPHELIA SCALE I 1000 0 309 317 U4 9 319 310 0+ 320 315 311 644 ,312 G 318 321 314 KAYAN F 313 k"X,y T L W I C ONM 3 2 KING PT. BAMBOO An 23 ISLAND 62 Section VI. Little Wicomico River. t @. Northe Shoreline and Mouth Sp, Jr 14d Sb Sc OTHER MARSH PLACE NAME ACRES % ACRII-Ii % ACRO-, % ACRES % ACRES ACRES % ACRES OBSERVATIONS TYPE Bridgemans 309 Back Creek .25 5 75 .19 20 2 ospreys, pocket marsh II Bridgeman d 310 Back Creek .25 10 30 30 30 2 pocket marshes XII Bridgemans d 311 Back Creek .25 10 30 30 30 pocket marsh XII Bridgemans 312 Back Creek .25 90 .22 5 5 spit marsh III 313 Peachtree Point .25 10 80 .2 10 cove marsh III 314 King Point .25 80 .2 d 1 10 10 cove marsh I 315 Ellyson Creek .25 90 .22 10 cove marsh III 316 Ellyson Creek .6 20 .12 80 .48 Jr, pocket marsh IV d 317 jEllyson Creek .25 15 80 .2 5 cove marsh III Little 318 lWicomico River 5 85 .85 5 5 spit marshes III Little 319 lWicomico River .25 30 70 .18 2 ospreys III little d 320 Wicomico River .25 60 .15 20 20 pocket marsh I Little 321 Wicomico River 7 25 1.75 60 4.2 15 1.0 9, cove marsh Little 322 Wicomico River .5 20 .1 80 .4 Ispit marsh Sa = Saltmarsh Cordgrass a = Saltmarsh Bulrush Water Hemp k = Reed Grass p = Wild Rice Jr = Black Needlerush b = Saltmarsh Fleabane 'f == ,Switch Grass 1 = Olney Threesquare q = Sea Lavender Md = Saltgrass Meadow c = Saltmarsh kster h =Foxtail Grass m = Marsh Mallow r = Marsh Pink Sb = Saltbushes d = Cattail i =Arrow Arum n = Saltmarsh Loosestrife s = Saltwort Sc = Big Cordgrass e = Marsh Hibiscus j =Pickerel Weed 63 0 = Smartweed t = Yellow Pond-lily Section VI. Little Wicomico River. P rt 3. Northern Shoreline and Mouth Ss- Jr Md Sb SC OTHER MARSH PLACE NAME ACRES % ACRES % ACRL-, % ACRES % ACRES ACRES % ACRES OBSERVATIONS TYPE 323 Bamboo Island 1.6 20 .32 70 1.12 10 .16 island III Subtotal Section VI 13.2 2.52 7.60 .31 1.69 Part 3 Tots, Section VI 23-75 12.0 47-53 20.0 22.0 5.15 12.0 Sa = Saltmarsh Cordgrags a = Saltmarsh Buliush f = Water Hemp k = .Reed Grass p = Wild Rice Jr = Black Needlerush b = Saltmarsh Fleabane g = Switch Grass 1 = Olney Threesquare q = Sea Lavender Md = Saltgrass Meadow C = Saltmarsh Aster h = Foxtail Grass m = Marsh Mallow r = Marsh Pin Sb = Saltbushes d = Cattail i = Arrow Arum n = Saltmarsh Loosestrife a = Saltwort SC = Big Cordgrass e = Marsh Hibiscus j - Pickerel Weed 64 o = Smartweed t = Yellow Pond-lily Section VII Potomac River Shoreline This section is divided into three parts: Part 1: Ginny Beach to Vir-Mar Beach Part 2: Hack Creek and Cubitt Creek Part 3: Hull Creek and Presley Creek There are four major creek systems in this section, Hack Creek, Cubitt Creek, Hull Creek and Presley Creek. All of them except for parts of Hull Creek are rather pristine systems, with no development and only a few residences or summer cottages. Characteristically, these creeks have narrow, shallow mouths with delta marshes and are accessable by small craft only at high tide. Nesting ospreys and blue herons were commonly observed in these creeks, especially Hack Creek. The marshes at the upper end of Hack and Cubitt Creeks were dominated by Olney Threesquare, Scirpus olneyi, a sedge that is usually found only as an associated species in low saline marshes. The seeds of this sedge are highly valued as a waterfowl food. Because these creeks are unique marsh systems in the County, they should be protected from development. All or any of these creeks (Cubitt, Hack or Presley) have a great potential as natural history areas. There are several non-tidal ponds behind the sand beach that support small freshwater marshes but these are not indicated in this report. One of these ponds (Flag Pond No. 324)was opened by a dredged channel and is now tidal. The marshes fringing this pond are typically freshwater, however, the influx of saline water apparently killed the marsh vegetation which appeared to be dominated by cattails. Some areas of the marsh have been filled with felled trees and stumps. 65 SECTION VII - POTOMAC RIVER SHORE VIR-MAR BEACH Part 1 - Ginny Beach to Vir-Mar Beac FLAG POND,-' C/I) /,%/,(I W to '\324- Wj I d SCALE I 1000 0 N, 01@1 644 OPHELIA 649 66 Section VII. Potomac River Shoreline. Part 1. Gi y Beach to Vir - Mar Beach Sp. Jr TAd Sb So OTHER MARSH PLACE NAME ACRES % ACRES % ACRE-, % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES ACRES OBSERVATIONS TYPE 324 Flag Pond (SEE TEXT) Sa = S@Lltmarsh Cordgrass a Saltmarsh Buliush f = Water Hemp k = Reed Grass p = Wild Rice Jr = Black Needlerush b Saltmar3h Fleabane g = Switch Grass 1 = Olney Threesquare q = Sea Lavender Md = Saltgrass Meadow c Saltmarsh Aster h = Foxtail Grass m = Marsh Mallow r = Marsh,Pink Sb = Saltbushes d Catt ail i = Arrow Arum n = Saltmarsh Loosestrife s = Saltwort So = Big Cordgrass e Marsh Hibiscus j = Pickerel Weed 67 o = Smartweed t = Yellow Pond-lily CA Cly SECTION VII - POTOMAC RIVER SHO 345 Part 2 - Hack Creek and Cubitt Cr 335 344 CR. 336 LOWES POND 337 338 eA(2 CONDIT 0 411, HULL NECK POND 339 340 MOB NECK LACK POND 32 343 34 341 604 333 f 342 332 330 3 8 327 331 329 HACK NECK SCALE 1 24,000 644 lopo 10100 20100 FEET 68 Section VII. Potomac River Shoreline. Part 2. Hack Creek and Cubitt Creek SP Jr Md Sb Sc OTHER MARSH PLACE NAME ACRES % ACR113 % ACRR@, % ACRES % ACREB % ACRES ACRES OBSERVATIONS TYPE 325 Hack Creek 20 20 4 70 14 10 2 ab, 2 ospreys delta marsh II 326 Hack Creek .75 70 .52 e 30 .22 pocket marsh I d,e,l 327 Hack Creek .5 70 .35 30 .15 pocket marsh II 328 Hack Creek 1 30 .3 d 70 .7 3 blue herons pocket marsh VI d 329 Hack Creek 1.2 70 .84 30 .36 6 blue herons pocket marsh II 330 Hack Creek .5 40 1 .2 1 d 1 pocket marsh XII 40 20 .2 . 1 30 blue herons 331 Hack Creek .75 100 .75 osprey pocket marsh 332 Hack Creek 45 1 d 10 4.5 60 30 27 13.5 marsh creek 333 Hack Creek 4.3 1.72 1 40 60 2.6 pocket marsh I d 334 Hack Creek .5 10 20 .1 20 50 .1 .25 2 pocket marshes VI d 335 Cubitt Greek 12 1 20 2.4 50 6 15 1.8 15 1.8 a, e, g delta marsh II 33@ Cubitt Creek .75 .22 d I . - 30 5 65 .49 e, pocket marsh VI 337 Cubitt Creek .25 10 30 20 40 .1 pocket marsh XII 338 Cubitt Creek -25 5 10 .12 2L 1 10 5 2 pocket marshes Sa =Saltmarsh Cordgrass a =Saltmarsh Bulrush f =Water Hemp k= Reed Grass p = Wild Rice Jr =Black Needlerush b =Saltmarsh Fleabane g =Switch Grass 1= Olney Threesquare q = Sea Lavender Md =Saltgrass Meadow c =Saltmarsh Aster h =Foxtail Grass m.=Marsh Mallow r = Marsh Pink Sb =Saltbushes d =Cattail i =Arrow Arum n= Saltmarsh Loosestrife a = Saltwort SC =Big Cordgrass e =Marsh Hibiscus J =Pickerel Weed 69 0= Smartweed t = Yellow Pond-lily Section VII. Potomac River Shoreline. Part 2. Hack Creek and Cubitt Creek Sa Jr Md Sb Sc OTHER MARSH PLACE NAME ACRES % ACRES % ACR93 % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES OBSERVATIONS TYPE 339 Cubitt Creek 1 5 20 .2 1 k .5 50 25 .25 pocket marsh e 340 Cubitt Creek 1.4 80 1.12 10 .14 10 .14 pocket marsh II 1 d 3.2 341 Cubitt Creek 4.6 10 .46 70 20 .92 pocket marsh 342 Cubitt Creek 13 20 2.6 1 d 7.8 60 20 2.6 3 prong pocket marsh 1 343 Cubitt Creek 5.2 10 .52 90 4.7 e, pocket marsh xii 344 Cubitt Creek .75 10 40 .3 d e .15 10 20 20 .15 pocket marsh II a 345 Cubitt Creek .25 60 .15 6.44 40 .1 fringing marsh II Subtotal Rectir VII 114 3.64 7.0 25.8 71 rt Sa = Saltmarsh Cordgrass a = Saltmarsh Bul:,,sh f = Water Hemp k = Reed Grass p = Wild Rice Jr = Black Needlerush b = Saltmarsh Fleabane Z = Switch Grass 1 = Olney Threesquare q = Sea Lavender Md = Saltgrass Meadow c = Saltmarsh Aster h = Foxtail Grass m = Marsh Mallow r = Marsh Pink Sb = Saltbushes d = Cattail i = Arrow Arum n = Saltmarsh Loosestrife a = Saltwort So = Big Cordgrass a = Marsh Hibiscus j - Pickerel Weed 70 0 = Sma:rtweed t = Yellow Pond-lily 65 SECTION VII - POTOMAC RIV 374 366 Part 3 - Hull Creek and PrE 367 BAY QUARTER NECK Po-ro4ll 368 Lzi 364 369 C R 373 636 6@ 40 751 NEUMAN NECK 362 372 370 363 121@ 361 VNIN" COVE UPPER PART HULL CREEK FOUNTAIN GATE 371 COV E BRIENTS 360 LANDING 629 359 358 356 35 COVE 355 354 LUTTRELS CORNER SCALE 1 24,000 1000 0 1000 2000 FEET 71 Section VII. Potomac River Shoreline. Part 3. Hull Creek and Pre ley Creek SP. Jr Md Sb Sc OTHER MAMH PLACE N .AME ACRES I % ACRES % ACRE-, % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES OBSERVATIONS TYPE 346 Rogers Creek .25 90 .22 10 pocket marsh d 347 Rogers Creek .25 40 .1 60 .15 pocket marsh VI 348 Hall Creek .5 80 .4 10 10 fringe, spoil on marsh I .5 -3-0 F-15 10 d 349 Mill Creek 10 20 .1 30 .15 berm XII 350 Hull Creek .25 5 90 .22 5 point marsh III 351 Hull Creek .25 5 go .22 5 point marsh III 352 Floyde Cove .3 90 .27 5 d 5 e, pocket marsh I e 353 Ployde Cove .25 70 .17 20 10 cove marsh 354 Imal Creek 28.5 15 4.27 10 2 20 de 11.4 .85 5.7 40 15 4.27 pocket marsh XII d 3.55 jHull Creek 3.7 40 1.48 60 2.22 pocket marsh VI da 1.1 356 Brents Landing 2.2 40, .88 50 10 .22 pocket marsh VI a 357 Hull Creek .25 10 60 .15 10 15 5 point marsh III 358 Pleets Cove .25 170 1 .17 359 IFountain Cove .5 180 1 .4 d30e pocket marsh I I I .. 1 110 0 pocket marsh Sa = Saltmarah Cordgrass a Saltmarsh Buliush f = Water Hemp k =Reed Grass p = Wild Rice Jr = Black Needlerush b S-iltmarsh Fleabane g = Switch Grass 1 = Olney Threesquare q = Sea Lavender Md = Saltgrass Meadow c Saltmarsh Aster h = Foxtail Grass m = Marsh Mallow r= Marsh Pink Sb = Saltbushes d Cattail i = Arrow Arum n = Saltmarsh Loosestrife a= Saltwort So = Big Cordgrass e Marsh HiblscuB - Pickerel Weed 72 0 = Smartweed t= Yellow Pond-lily 356 357 358 9 3 L5 Section VII. Potomac River Shoreline. Part 3. Hull Creek and Pr slev Creek % Sa CRES Jr MD ACRES Sb ACRES Sc OTHER MARSH PLACE NAME ACRES, A % ACRES % % ACRES ACRES OBSERVATIONS % % TYPE d 360 Fountain Cove .25 60 15 40 1 pocket marsh I e 361 Hull Creek .25 10 30 40 .1 10 10 cove marsh xii k 362 Bridgeman Creek .25 80 .2 5 5 10 pocket marsh III e 363 Bridgeman Creek .25 60 .15 5 35 d, pocket marsh I 364 Hull Creek 34 50 17 30 10.2 10 3.4 10 3.4 delta marsh I 365 Presley Creek 1 10 .1 90 .9 fringing marsh III 366 Presley Creek .5 40 .2 60 .3 pocket marsh III 367 Presley Creek .75 20 .15 60 .45 20 .15 pocket marsh III 368 Presley Creek .25 20 80 .2 pocket marsh IV d 369 Presley Creek .5 40 .1 30 .15 30 .15 pocket marsh XII a 370 Presley Creek .75 30 .22 40 .3 30 .225 pocket marsh XII de 1.8 371 Presley Creek 9 60 5.4 10 .9 20 10 .9 pocket marsh I [a e .3 1 20 .2 300 372 Presley Creek 20 .2 3 .3 pocket marsh XII d 45 373 Presley Creek 1-.5 .1 40 .6 [30 30c _ :45 pocket marsh XII Sa = Saltmarsh Cordgrass a = Saltmarsh Buliish f = Water Hemp k = Reed Grass p = Wild Rice Jr = Black Needlerush b = Saltmarsh Fleabane Z = Switch Grass 1 = Olney Threesquare q = Sea Lavender Md = Saltgrass Meadow c = Saltmarsh Aster h = Foxtail Grass m = Marsh Mallow r = Marsh Pink Sb = Saltbushes d = Cattail i = Arrow Arum n = Saltmarah Loosestrife s = Saltwort cus Se = Big Cordgrass e = Marsh Hibis j = Pickerel Weed 73 o = Smartweed t = Yellow Pond-lily @xx Section VII. Potomac River Shore 'line. Part 3. Hull Creek and Pre le.@ Creek Sa % Jr CRES % MD Sb Sc OTHER MARSH PLACE NAME ACRES % ACRES A ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES OBSERVATIONS TYPE a 374 Presley Creek 7.2 30 2.16 40 2.88 20 1.44 10 .72 eb, k delta marsh x1i Subtotal Sec@ir VII 95.4 34.8 16.7 8.24 4.0 5.7 25 ParL Total. Section VII 209.4 38.4 23.7 34.0 10.4 5.7 96.0 Sa = Saltmarsh Cordgrass a = Saltmarsh BUliush f = Water Hemp k = Reed Grass p = Wild Rice' Jr = Black Needlerush b = Stltmarsh Fleabane Z = Switch Grass 1 = Olney Threesquare q = Sea Lavender Md = Saltgrass Meadow c = Saltmarsh Aster h = Foxtail Grass m = Marsh Mallow r = Marsh Pink Sb = Saltbushes d = Cattail i = Arrow Arum n = Saltmaxzh Loozeztri-fe 3 = Saltwort Se = Big Cordgrass e = Marsh Hibiscus j = Pickerel Weed 74 o = Smartweed t = Yellow Pond-lily Section VIII Coan River The Coan River Section is divided into three parts: Part 1: Cod Creek and Southeastern Shoreline Part 2: Upper Part and Mill Creek Part 3: The Glebe to Garners Creek There are 66 marshes in this system, ranging in size from .25 to 56 acres. This system has the largest marsh acreage of any section in the County, totalling 314.3 acres. Three large marshes are found in the upper part of the River (Part 2: Upper Part and Mill Creek). These marshes (Nos. 403, 405, 410), are low salinity wetlands with large stands of Narrow-leaved cattails Typha angustifolia, Big Cordgrass Spartina cynosuroides, and Water Hemp Amaranthus cannabina. Large stands of these species are uncommon in the County. Water Hemp is a particularly valuable plant in that the seeds are oneof the favorite foods for waterfowl. A single stem may produce as much as a quart of seeds in the fall of the year. In spring, the young plants of A. cannabina are usually inconspicuous among the taller marsh grasses, but by August or September their willowy, tree-like forms predominate in certain marshes. A small marshy area near Popes Point (No. 409) is vegetated with a wide variety of marsh species, ranging from narrow fringe of Saltmarsh Cordgrass to freshwater Sweet Flag Acorus calamus, Arrow Arum, Pickerel Weed, Arrowhead Sagittaria spp. and several others. Undoubtedly, upland seepage has a dominating influence on this small pocket marsh. Large stands of Black Needlerush dominate in two marshes in Kingscote Creek (No. 439) and in Judith Sound (No. 441). These are the largest rush dominated marshes along the Potomac River shoreline in Northumberland County. Before construction of the county road (624) leading to Lewisetta, these two marshes were a single natural system. 75 I v EROSION ::@@ SCALE 1 24,000 85 EROSI 382 % 10100 0 1000 2000 IEIT WALNUT PT. GREA 384 383 386 c) 379 CO 387 380 392 EROSION-, 396 394 93 388 381 3 95 39 44 389 COAN 390 399 397 398 SECTION VIII - COAN RIVER Part 1 - Cod Creek and Southeast 76 Section VIII. Coan River. Part 1. Co Creek and So theastern horeline Sa Jr Md Sb So OTHER MARSH PLACE NAME ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRIB % ACRES ACRES % ACRES OBSERVATIONS TYPE 375 Cod Creek 4.6 40 1.84 10 .46 10 .46 30 d 1.38 10 .46 pocket marsh x1i 376 Cod Creek 7.4 60 4.44 d I I I - 10 .74 30 2.22 Pocket marsh I 377 1Cod Creek - .25 40 . 1 20 40 1 Pocket marsh XII 378 Cod Creek .25 60 .15 40 .1 - - cove marsh I 379 Cod Creek .25 70 .17 30 cove marsh I 380 Cod Creek .25 50 .12 40 .1 10 cove marsh I d 381 Cod Creek 6.4 20 1.3 20 1 1.3 60 3-B pocket marsh VI 382 Balls Creek 3- so 2.4 15 .45 5 .15 cove marsh 8 ospreys I 383 Balls Creek 4 20 .8 60 2.4 20 .8 cove marsh . . Ii , 384 Balls Creek .25 80 .2 20 I cove marsh I 385 jBalls Creek 3 50 1.5 20 .6 10 .3 k I - 1 20 .6 cove marsh 386 Coan River 2.5 20 .5 80 2 pocket marsh IV 387 Coan River .5 10 60 .3 , 10 20 pocket marsh Ii T_ -pit marsh 388 Boathouse Pond rl.3 45 1 .58 51 1 Sa - Saltmarsh Cordgraso a Saltmarsh Bulrush f Water Hemp k Reed Grass p = Wild Rice J.74 .1 @ '0 20 Jr - Black Needlerush b Saltmarsh Fleabane g Switch Grass 1 Olney Threesquare q = Sea Lavender Nd - Saltgrass Meadow c =Saltmarsh Aster h Foxtail Grass m = Marsh Mall r = Marsh Pink Sb - Saltbushes d =Cattail i =Arrow Arum n = Saltmarsh Lowoosestrife a = Saltwort Se - Big Cordgrass a =Marsh Hibiscus j =Pickerel Weed 77 o = Smartweed t = Yellow Pond-lily Section VIII. Coan River. Part 1. Cod Creek and Southeastern Shoreline Sa Jr Md Sb So OTHER MARSH PLACE NAME ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES ACRES- OBSERVATIONS TYPE f 389 Boathouse Pond 1 10 1 10 .1 60 .6 20 pocket marsh IV d f 1.48 390 Boathouse Pond 3.7 20 74 40 40 1.48 e, pocket marsh xii d g 1.4 391 Boathouse Pond 3.5 10 .35 30 1.0 10 .35 40 10 .35 g, cove marsh xii d 392 Coan River .3 10 30 .1 30 .1 30 .1 point marsh xii 393 Coan River .5 30 .15 10 60 .3 pocket marsh V 394 Coan River .8 100 .8 fringing marsh I d 395 Coan River .3 15 15 70 .21 cove marsh VI 396 Coan River .75 30 .22 10 60 .45 fringing marsh V 397 Headly Cove 7 4 40 2.9 d e f 1.45 5 .37 201520 1:48 a, pocket marsh XII d f 398 Coan River .25 10 20 30 20 20 e, cove marsh XII 399 Hawk Nest Point .3 60 .18 10 30 .1 fringing marsh I Rub tt?.tn'lVIII so 527 18.7 1.7 5.75 7.5 1.17 16.2 Part 1 Sa Saltmarsh Cordgraas a =,Saltmarsh Bulrush f Water Hemp k Reed Grass p Wild Rice @2O 10 Jr - Black Needlerush b = Saltmarsh Fleabane g Switch Grass 1 Olney Threeaquare q = Sea Lavender Md = Saltgrass Meadow c = Saltmarsh Aster h Foxtail Grass m =Marsh Mallow r = Marsh Pink Sb - Saltbushea d - Cattail i = Arrow Arum n =Saltmarsh Loosestrife I a - Saltwort So - Big Cordgrese e - MA h Hibiscus j - Pickerel Weed 78 o = Smartweed t = Yellow Pond-lily LAKE SECTION Vill - COAN RIVER. 12 Part 2 - Upper Part and Mill Creek 411 629 eA(2 CF, - BUNDICK I POPES PT. 409 410 408 400 NOKOMIS 401 407 SCALE 1 24,000 406 1000 0 1000 2000 FEET 402 ,360 405 4 03 Section VIII. Coan River. Part 2. Der Part and Mill Creek PLACE NAME ACRES % Sa ACRES % Jr ACRES % Md ACRES Sb So OTHER MARSH % ACRES % ACRES -% ACRES OBSERVATIONS TYPE d 400 Coan River .3 20 5 50 .15 25 Md, fringing marsh V 401 Coan River .75 10 df .15 10 30 .22 20 20 .15 pocket marsh XTI d f f 402 Coan River .75 20 .15 10 20 .15 10 40 .3 fringing marsh XII 403 Coan River 18.4 10 1.84 f 9.2 1 50 40 7.4 i, pocket marsh VT 404 Rowes Landing 1 70 .7 1 10 .1 20 .2 pocket marsh I Coan d 405 Tall Stream 56 10 5.6 20 11.2 40 22.4 30 16.8 creek marsh xii 406 Forrest Landing .5 10 90 .45 fringing marsh V 407 Forrest Landing .25. 20 80 .2 fringing marsh V 408 Coan River .3 1 20 20 10 30 20 el cove marsh XII Near 409 Popes Point .25 ,SEE TEXT) I pocket marsh xi Mill Creek 43 df 8.6 410 50 21.5 20 30 12.9 creek marsh V d 411 Coan River .3 10 20 60 .18 10 pocket marsh IV d 412 Lake .25 10 35 45 .11 10 d, f, cove marsh XII Subtotal Seqtion VIII 122.0 Pa 2 1 -1 11.3 .3 45.3 55.6 Sa = Saltmarsh Cordgrass e L:L HS.b - S.@ to tn VIII 12 tio P. t 2 a =Saltmarsh Bulrush f= Water Hemp k = Reed Grass p = Wild Rice Jr = Black Keedlerush b =Saltmarsh Fleabane 9= Switch Grass 1 = Olney Threeequare q = Sea Lavender Md = Saltgrass Meadow c =Saltmarsh Aster h= Foxtail Grass M = Marsh Mallow r = Marsh Pin Bb = Salthushes d -Cattail i= Arrow Arum n = Saltmarsh Loosestrife a = Saltwort So = Big Cordgrass a =Marsh Hibiscus = Pickerel Weed 80 0 = Smartweed t = Yellow Pond-lily 442 441 624 HOG IS ju 441 39 TRAVIS H Sol) CHERRY POINT NECK K I N 4 4 4 435 438 437 is 433 436 COWART 624 eN12 43 tj,@@ G11-i's coIv 1: 431 416 c5- 430 4 428 29 419 418 417 420 c 427 421 614 426 SCALE 124,000 25 1000 1000 2000 FEET SECTION VIII - COAN RIVER 22 Part 3 - The Glebe to Game 42 423 442 @ HOG IS 441 Sol, 81 Section VIII. Coan River. Part 3. The Glebe to Garners Creek Sa Jr Md Sb Se OTHER MARSH PLACE NAME -ACRES % ACRES % ACRF-- % ACRES % ACRES % ACR_- ACRES OBSERVATIONS TYPE 413 Coan River .3 90 .27 10 fringing marsh I Honest 414 Point Area .25 20 80 .2 fringing marsh III 415 Honest Point .25 40 .1 60 .12 1 cove marsh III 416 The Glebe .25 60 .12 10 10 20 fringing marsh I d g 417 The Glebe .25 20 20 10 20 20 10 cove marsh XII 418 The Glebe .25 40 .1 20 40 .1 pocket and fringe marsh xii@ 419 jGlebe Greek .25 10 30 30 30 pocket marsh XII f 420 lGlebe Creek .3 30 10 20 2C 20 pocket marsh XII 421 lGlebe Creek d .25 10 10 40 .1 40 .2 pocket marsh XII 422 lGlebe Creek ef .84 8.4 10 .84 70 5.88 10 10 .84 pocket marsh IV 423 1Glebe Creek 6.4 10 .64 90 5.76 Sa, pocket marsh IV 424 Glebe Creek 4.6 10 .46 90 4.14 Sa, pocket marsh IV d e 425 Glebe Creek .3 10 50 .15 20 20 pocket marsh IV 426 Glebe Creek .25 10 .12 d 40 .1 f, pocket marsh I Sa = Saltmarsh Cordgrass a =Saltmarsh Bulrush f = Water Hemp k = Reed Grass p = Wild Rice Jr = Black Needlerush b =Saltmarsh Fleabane g = Switch Grass 1 = Olney Threesquare q = Sea Lavender Md = Saltgrass Meadow c =Saltmarsh Aster h = Foxtail Grass m = Marsh Mallow r = Marsh Pink Sb = Saltbushes d =Cattail i = Arrow Arum. n = Salltmarsh Loosestrife a = Saltwort Se = Big Cordgrasa e =Marsh Hibiscus - Pickerel Weed 82 0 = Smaxtweed t = Yellow Pond-liiy Section VIII. Coan River. Part 3. The Glebe to Garners Creek PLACE NAME ACRES Sa ACRES Jr Ma Sb So OTHER MARSH - % % ACRES % ACRM ACRES ACRES % ACRES OBSERVATIONS TYPE 427 Glebe Creek 5 10 .5 50 2.5 40 2 f, pocket marsh IV f 428 Globe Creek 9 10 .9 80 7.2 10 .9 pocket marsh IV e 429 Glebe Creek .25 40 .65 20 10 30 pocket marsh XII 430 Glebe Creek 1.3j 10 .13 40 .52 20 .26 10 .13 20e .26 pocket marsh XII 431 Wrights Cove 1.3 10 .13 90 1.17 pocket marsh IV 432 Wrights Cove .6 20 .12 80 .48 pocket marsh IV 433. Wrights Cove .75 20 .15 80 .6 pocket marsh TV d 434 Wrights Cove 1 10 .1 80 .8 10 .1 pocket marsh IV f 435 Wrights Cove 1.2 30 36 10 .12 30 .36 30 .36 pocket marsh XII 40 ft. by 1,600 ft. 436 The Globe 1.4 60 .84 20 .28 20 .28 fringing marsh I 437 IKingscote Creek .25 10 10 40 .1 40 .1 fringing marsh xii 438 jKingscote Creek 3 10 30 .1 40 .12 10 10 pocket marsh XII 439 Kingsoote Creek 42 5 2.1 85 2.1 k, cove marsh 440 Kingscote Creek 1 10 -1 30 .3 cove marsh Sa = Saltmarsh Cordgrass a = Saltmarsh Bulrush f = Water Hemp k = Reed Grass p = Wild Fdce Jr = Black Needlerush b = Saltmarsh Fleabane g = Switch Grass 1 = Olney Threesquare q = Sea Lavender Md = Saltgrass Meadow c = Saltmarsh Aster h = Poxtail Grass m = Marsh Mallow r = MazBh Pink Sb = Saltbushes d = Cattail i = Arrow Aruin n = Saltmarsh Loosestrife e = Saltwort So = Big Cordgrass e = Marsh Hibiscus = Pickerel Weed 0 =Smartweed t = Yellow Pond-lily 5 2.1 30 .3 83 Section VIII. Coan River. Part 3. The Glebe to Garners Creek Sa Jr Md Sb Sc OTHER MARSH PLACE NAME ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES ACRES % ACRES OBSERVATIONS TYPE 441 Judith Cove 46 25 11.5 55 25.3 5 2.3 10 4.6 5 2.3 spit marsh III d k .45 442 Garners Creek 9 10 .9 70 6.3 10 .9 5 5 .45 Sa, delta marsh II Subtotal iutir VIII 142.6 17.15 63.0 14.82 38.0 2.43 6.6 Total Section VIII 317.3 44-15 64.7 32.0 45.8 49.0 78.4 FT- Sa = Saltmareh Cordgrass a= Saltmarsh Bulrush f = Water Hemp k = Reed Grass p= Wild Rice Jr = Black Needlerush b= Saltmarsh Fleabane g = Switch Grass 1 = Olney Threesquare q= Sea Lavender Md = Saltgrase Meadow c= Saltmarsh Aster h = Foxtail Grass m = Marsh Mallow r= Marsh Pink Sb - Baltbushes d= Cattail i = Arrow Arum n = Saltmarsh Loosestrife a= Saltwort Be - Big Cordgrass e= Marsh Hibiscus J = Pickerel Weed 84 0 = Smartweed t= Yellow Pond-lily Section IX Yeocomico River The Yeocomico River is divided int o three Sections: Part 1: Cherry Point Neck Area Part 2: Lodge Creek Part 3: Mill Creek and Hampton Hall Branch Most of the Yeocomico River lies within Northumberland County. The West Yeocomico River and Hampton Hall Branch form the natural boundary between Northumberland and Westmoreland Counties. The wetlands of the Yeocomico River within Westmoreland County will be recorded in the forthcoming Westmoreland County Tidal-Marsh Inventory. There are 31 marshes in the Northumberland County section totalling over 65 acres. The largest marshes (Nos. 455, 465, 475) occur in the upper arms of this branched river system. Typically, marshes such as these, located at the upper ends of rivers, branches or large creeks are relatively undisturbed primarily because of shoal, muddy bottoms which restrict boat traffic. Here are also found a diversity of marsh plants, of which many rank high as food sources and habitat for wildlife and waterfowl. In contrast, along the lower reaches of the branches of the Yeocomico River and near its mouth, a large portion of the shoreline is dominated by bulkheads associated with residential development. Many of the bulkheads are of the "cosmetic" type, that is, landscaped lawns graded down to the top of the bulkhead. This is common practice in many waterfront development areas. Many of these bulkheads are constructed beyond the natural shoreline and often a fringing marsh is destroyed in the process. This practice is not only contrary to the Virginia Wetlands Act of 1972, but more importantly, it eliminates a natural deterrent to erosion, the fringing marsh. In many cases "cosmetic" bulkheads are constructed not as an artificial barrier to erosion but as a means to "improve" the value to residential property. This practice, if carried out repeatedly within a creek or river system will certainly have a culminative, detrimental effect on the marine environment. 85 v ?,i SECTION IX - YEOCOMICO RIVEF Part 1 - Cherry Point Neck Are ,,NiCO RIVER @@OCO, BARN PT. p 7'111 C K ET 443 THICKET PT. 444 0 1 NT 13 JONES TOM P T, 445 CHERRY POINT 446 447 0 PALMER PT. F v j0% 448 f DUNGAN PT. 449 SCAL 1000 0 v 451 450 86 Section IX. Yeocomico River. part 1. Cherry Point Neck j Sa Jr Md Sb Sc OTHER MARSH PLACE NAME - -ACRES % ACRES % ACRES- % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES ACRES OBSERVATIONS TYPE d 443 Thicket Point 5.5 5 .27 5 27 90 4.95 closed to daily tides VI 444 Barn Point 1 5 30 3 30 .3 k35 .35 spit marsh South - XII 445 Yeocomico River .25 30 40 .1 15 cove marsh XII 446 Palmer Cove .25 5 90 .22 5 pocket marsh III d 9 447 Palmer Cove .5 30 .15 20 20 1 10 10 10 fringing marsh XII 448 Palmer Cove .5 30 .15 40 .2 30 .15 spit marsh XII 449 Dungan Cove 1.3 20 .26 80 1.0 pocket marsh IV 450 Dungan Cove 1 5 15 .15 80 .8 pocket marsh IV 451 -C."s .25 10 50 .12 20 20 - point marsh III Subtotal Section IX 10-55 .57 .74 1.0 _EArt 1 2.25 5.3 A- Sa = Saltmarsh Cordgrass a = Saltmarsh Bulrush f= Water Hemp k = Reed Grass P = Wild Rice Jr = Black Needlerush b = Saltmarsh Fleabane 9= Switch Grass 1 = Olney Threesquare q = Sea Lavender Md = Saltgrass Meadow C = Saltmarsh Aster h= Foxtail Grass m = Marsh Mallow r = Marsh Pin Sb = Saltbushea d = Cattail i= Arrow Arum n = Saltmarsh Loosestrife a = Saltwort So = Big Cordgrass a = Marsh Hibiscus J= Pickerel Weed 87 0 = Smartweed t = Yellow Pond-lily --452 453 PEA NECK 454 CHERRY POINT NECK 461 459 LODGE 460 458 45 712 456 455 709 CALLAO 360 SECTION IX - YEOCOrv SCALE 1 24,000 Part 2 - Lodge Cree 10,00 1000 2000 FEET 88 Section IX. Yeocomico River. Part 2. Lodge Creek rea. Sa Jr Ma Sb So OTHER MARSH PLACE NAME ACRES % ACHIM ACRES % A.'@RF_- % ACRES % ACRES ACRES OBSERVATIONS TYPE South - 452 Yeocomico River .75 10 30 10 50 .37 pocket marsh IV South 453 1Yeocomico River .25 5 45 20 30 point marsh xii South 454 Yeocomico River .5 5 45 50 point marsh IV d f 11.2 455 Lodge Creek 14 5 .7 80 15 2.1 e, creek marsh VI d .3 456 Lodge Creek 1 10 .1 20 .2 30 40f .4 pocket marsh xi 457 Lodge Creek 1.2 10 .12 d 20f d.24f 35 35k _42 .42k pocket marsh xi 458 Lodge Creek .25 10 d 5 5 so .2 pocket marsh VI 459 Lodge Creek .25 10 20 30 d .1 pocket marsh xii 40 460 Lodge Creek 1.3 1 10 .13 80 1.0 d - 10 .13 pocket marsh IV 461 Lodge Creek 1.4 20 .24 10 .14 50 .7 10 .14 d .14 pocket marsh IV 1 10 Subtotal - Section IX 21 1.16 .27 2.0 Part 2 .34 15.65 Sa = Saltmarsh Cordgrags a = Saltmarsh Bulrush f = Water Hemp k = Reed Grass p = Wild Rice Jr = Black Needierush b = Saltmarsh Fleabane g = Switch Grass 1 = Olney Threesquare q = Sea Lavender Md = Saltgrass Meadow c = Saltmarsh Aster h = Foxtail Grass m - Marsh Mallow r = Marsh Pink Sb = Saltbushes d = Cattail i = Arrow Arum n - Saltmarsh Loosestrife s = Saltwort So = Big Cordgrasa e = 1,,arsh Hibiscus j - Pickerel Weed 89 0 = Smartweed t = Yellow Pond-lily SECTION IX - YEOCOMICO RIVER @art 3 - Mill Creek and Hampton Hall Branch EROSION Nx v- C 0 OYSTER SHELL PT.----." - 7T CEDAR LONG PT. 473 472 471 47( 620 202 4@2 466 HARRY 0 474 (621 475 PEA NECK SCALE 1 24,000 463 622 1000 1000 2000 FEET 464 L.-2 I- wx==1 4 90 Section rX. Yeocomicj River. Part 3. Mill Creek - Hampton Hall Branch Sa Jr Md Sb Sc OTHER MARSH PLACE NAME ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES A R EMS ACRJ_i" OBSERVATIONS TYPE 462 Mill Creek .5 5 85 .42 10 pocket marsh III 463 Mill Creek .25 20 io d 70 -17 pocket marsh Vi d 25f d .37f pocket marsh xi 464 Mill Creek 1.5 30 .45 35 10e -52 .15e d 30f d 2f 465 Mill Creek 14 30 4.2 5 .7 30 e5 4.2 -7e pocket marsh xi f 466 Mill Creek 1.3 5 90 1-17 5 pocket marsh IV 467 Drum Cove .75 25 70 .52 5 pocket marsh 468 Mundy Point .25 80 .2 10 20 fringing on channel 469 Wilkins Creek .5 15 80 4 5 point marsh 470 Wilkins Creek .5 10 20 .1 50 .25 20 .1 pocket marsh a 9 471 Wilkins Creek .25 4o .1 20 20 20 fringing marsh XII 472 Long Point .25 5 30 4o .1 20 5 point marsh XII 473 Oyster Shell Pt. .25 8o .2 20 cove marsh I 474 Hampton Hall d f Branch 1.3 55 5 .7 VT 475 Hampton Hall d t Branch 12 10 1.2 10 1.2 xi Sa =SaltmarBh Cordgrass a = Saltmarsh Bulrush f = Water Hemp k = Reed Grass p = Wild Rice Jr =Black Needlerush b = Saltmarsh Fleabane g = Switch Grass 1 = Olney Threesquare q = Sea Lavender Md =Saltgrass Meadow c = Saltmarsh Aster h = Foxtail Grass m = Marsh Mallow r = Marsh Pink Sb =Saltbushea d = Cattail i = Arrow Arum n = Saltmarsh Loosestrife, a = Saltwort Sc =Big Cordgrass e = Marsh Hibiscus j = Pickerel Weed 91 o = Smartweed t = Yellow Pond-lily 10#1 Section IX. Yeocomico River. Part 3. Mill Creek - Hampton Hall Branch Sa Jr Md Sb So OTHER xUM PLACE NAME ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES % ACRES ACRES OBSERVATIONS TYPE Subtotal Section IX Part 3 33.6 6.87 1.44 .35 3.17 20.6 Total Section IX 65.1' 8.6 2.2 1.62 9.0 .34 41.55 Grand Total 1560 213.0 400.0 308.7 132.0 121.0 351.0 Sa = Saltmarsh Cordgrass a = Saltmarsh Bulrush f = Water Hemp k = Reed Grass p = Wild Rice Jr = Black Needlerush b = Saltmarsh Fleabane g = Switch Grass 1 = Olney Threesquare q = Sea Lavender Md = Saltgrass Meadow c = Saltmarsh Aster h = Foxtail Grass m = Marsh Mallow r = Marsh Pink Sb = Saltbushes d = Cattail i = Arrow Arum n = Saltmareh Loosestrife a = Saltwort Se = Big Cordgrass e = Marsh Hibiscus j = Pickerel Weed 92 o = Smartweed t = Yellow Pond-lily Index to Marsh Locations Page Back Creek .................................................. 55, 57 Ball Creek (Dameron Marsh Area) ............................. 27-29 Balls Creek (Great Wicomico River) .......................... 41, 42 Balls Creek (Coan River) .................................... 76, 77 Bamboo Island ............................................... 62, 64 Barn Point .................................................. 86, 87 Barnes Creek ................................................ 16-18 Barrett Creek ............................................... 16-18, 39, 40 Bell's Creek ................................................ 16, 17 Betts Mill Creek ............................................ 48, 49 Blackwells Creek ............................................ 45, 46 Boathouse Pond .............................................. 76-78 Brents Landing .............................................. 71, 72 Bridge Creek ................................................ 55-57 Bridgeman Creek ............................................. 71, 73 Bridgemans Back Creek ........................................ 62, 63 Bu.11 Neck ................................................... 51, 53 Bush Mill Stream ............................................ 41, 43 Cedar Point ................................................. 45, 46 Cherry Point Neck ........................................... 81, 86 Chesapeake Bay .............................................. 26, 27, 29 Cloverdale Creek ............................................ 27, 29, 30 Coan Mill Stream ............................................ 79, 80 Coan River .................................................. 76-78, 80, 82 Cockrell Creek .............................................. 51, 52 Cod Creek (Coan River) ...................................... 76, 77 Cod Creek (Little Wicomico River) ........................... 58, 59 Cooper Landing .............................................. 45, 46 Coopers Landing ............................................. 41, 42 93 Index to Marsh Locations (cont.) Page Cranes Creek ..................................................... 37, 38 Cubitt Creek ..................................................... 68-70 Dameron Marsh .............................................. 6, 27, 30 2 Dividing Creek ................................................... 20-24 Drum Cove ........................................................ 90, 91 Dungan Cove ...................................................... 86, 87 Ellyson Creek .................................................... 62, 63 Flag Pond ........................................................ 66, 67 Fleets Cove ...................................................... 71, 72 Floyds Cove ...................................................... 71, 72 Forrest Landing .................................................. 79, 80 Fountain Cove .................................................... 71-73 Garners Creek ..................................................... 81, 84 Gaskin Pond ...................................................... 55, 56 Glebe, The ....................................................... 81, 82, 83 Glebe Creek ...................................................... 81, 82 Gougher Creek .................................................... 37, 39 Great Wicomico River ............................................. 37, 39, 41-51 Indian Creek ..................................................... 1EO, 17 Ingram Cove ...................................................... 20, 24 Island Point ..................................................... 41, 43 Hack Creek ....................................................... 68, 69 Hampton Hall Branch .............................................. 90, 91 Hansons Cove ..................................................... 58, 59 Harveys Creek .................................................... 31, 32, 34 Harveys Neck ..................................................... 31, 34 Hawk Nest Point .................................................. 76, 78 Headly Cove ...................................................... 76, 78 Henry's Creek .................................................... 16, 17 94 Index to Marsh Locations (cont.) Page Honest Point ..................................................... 81, 82 Horn Harbor ...................................................... 48, 49 Horse Pond ....................................................... 55, 56 Hughlett Point ................................................... 20, 24 Hull Creek ....................................................... 65, 71-73 Jarvis Creek ..................................................... 20, 21 Judith Cove ...................................................... 81, 84 Kent Point ....................................................... 20, 21 King Point ....................................................... 62, 63 Kingscote Creek .................................................. 81, 83 Knight Run ....................................................... 41, 43 Lake .............................................. 0 .............. 79, 80 Lawrence Cove .................................................... 20, 22 Little Wicomico River ............................................ 58, 59, 62, 63 Lodge Creek ...................................................... 88-90 Long Point ....................................................... 90, 91 Mill Creek (Coan River) .......................................... 79, 80 Mill Creek (Dameron Marsh Area) .................................. 30-34 Mill Creek (Yeocomico River) ..................................... 90, 91 Mundy Point ...................................................... 90, 91 Natty Point Cove ................................................. 20, 22 Owens Pond ....................................................... 51, 53 oyster Shell Point ............................................... 90, 91 Peachtree Point .................................................. 55, 63 Penny Creek ...................................................... 37, 39 Prentice Creek ................................................... 20-22 Presley Creek .................................................... 71, 73 Rock Hole ........................................................ 55, 56 Rogers Creek ..................................................... 71, 72 95 Index to Marsh Locations (cont.) Page Rowes Landing .................................................. 79, 80 Salt Pond .............................................. o ....... 20, 24 Sampsons Wharf ................................................. 41, 43 Sawmill Cove ................................................... 58, 60 Sharps Creek ................................................... 55, 56 Shell Creek .................................................... 37, 39 South Yeocomico River .......................................... 86, 87, 89 Spences Creek .................................................. 58, 60, 61 Spring Cove .................................................... 58, 60, 71 Thicket Point .................................................. 86, 87 Tipers Creek ................................................... 37, 40 Towles Creek ..................... o ............................. 31, 32, 34 Warehouse Creek ................................................ 48-50 Whays Creek .................................................... o 51, 52 Wilkins Creek .................................................. 90, 91 Willis Creek ................................................... 58, 59 Wrights Cove ................................................... 81, 83 Yeocomico River ................................................ 86-92 96 r.77 DATE DUE kk 3 6668 14107 7083