Lake Mattamuskeet
SwanQuarter, NC, US / NC
Location Description
Established: 1934. Acres: 50,180. Other management responsibilities: Swanquarter and Cedar Island national wildlife refuges. Thirteen conservation easements in seven counties in eastern North Carolina totaling 362 acres. Mattamuskeet Lodge (National Register of Historic Places). Refuge’s main feature is Lake Mattamuskeet (40,000 acres) and is North Carolina’s largest natural lake. Significant wintering populations of ducks, Canada geese, snow geese and tundra swans. Also, concentrations of bald eagles and other raptors, wading birds and shorebirds occur seasonally. Significant fishery resources including largemouth bass, sunfish (bream), white perch, crappie, alewives (herring) and blue crabs are associated with Lake Mattamuskeet and canals. Habitats consist of open water (40,000 acres), freshwater marsh (3,180 acres), forested wetlands (3500 acres), managed wetlands or impoundments (2600 acres), croplands (520 acres), and forested uplands/admin. lands (80 acres).
Location Category
- BEACHES / COASTAL - [general]
- LAKES / RIVERS - Lakes / Reservoirs
- LAKES / RIVERS - Swamp / Marsh / Lagoon
- LANDSCAPES - [general]
- LANDSCAPES - Forests / Wilderness
- PARKS - [general]
Architecture Style
- Other
