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	Lake Mattamuskeet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lake Mattamuskeet is the largest natural lake in North Carolina.
		It is a shallow coastal lake, averaging 2-3 feet in depth, and stretches 18 miles long and 7 miles wide.
		Lake Mattamuskeet is the location of Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lake_Mattamuskeet (133 words)

	Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge, a North Carolina State Park
		The lake is 16 miles long, five to six miles wide, encompassing approximately 40,000 acres, but averages two feet in depth.
		Mattamuskeet NWR lies in the middle of the Atlantic Flyway and provides valuable migration and wintering habitat for waterfowl and other migratory birds.
		Lake Mattamuskeet History - ake Mattamuskeet is the largest natural lake in North Carolina.
	www.stateparks.com /mattamuskeet.html (436 words)

	The Mattamuskeet Documents, Page 3
		Mattamuskeet (42,000 acres) and Alligator (5,000 acres) Lakes are the county's major physiographic features (Wilson 1962, 59).
		A recent environmental impact statement done on the Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge reflects the rich flora and fauna present in the Lake Mattamuskeet area of Hyde County.
		The area east of Lake Mattamuskeet, where the reservation was located, appears to have been much better suited to hunting and gathering than agriculture.
	www.rootsweb.com /~nchyde/MATTA3.HTM (3022 words)

	Darren's Kayak Chronicles - Outer Banks of North Carolina (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The dominant feature is Lake Mattamuskeet, which is 18 miles long, seven miles wide, and a swan’s neck deep.
		He informed us that the water level in the lake was very low in some areas because the lack of rain earlier in the season but that we would still be able to paddle through most areas of the vast lake.
		After launching into the lake we paddled a northeasterly course up along the southern shore of the Lake and observed many waterfowl in the tall grasses which lined the quiet lake.
	members.aol.com /wwrivrrat/mattamuskeet.htm (1074 words)

	Red Wolves of Alligator River: The Story of Lake Mattamuskeet
		The main feature of the refuge is a 40,000-acre lake - Lake Mattamuskeet, which is the largest natural lake in the state.
		Marshlands, forests and croplands circle the lake and provide habitat for a host of wildlife, including Canada and snow geese, tundra swans and 22 species of ducks that overwinter on the refuge every year.
		The historic Mattamuskeet Lodge and its adjacent pumping station and 112-foot tower sit on the southern edge of the lake.
	www.fieldtripearth.org /article.xml?id=694 (888 words)

	Lake Mattamuskeet History
		The lake is a wetlands depression that fills with rain water and the natural runoff from the land around it.
		Lake Mattamuskeet is one of a number of Carolina Bay lakes of disputed origin.
		The lake is a favorite wintering spot for migratory birds in the Atlantic Flyway.
	www.mattamuskeet.org /history/default.htm (259 words)

	Local News \| News for Charlotte, North Carolina \| WCNC.com \| North Carolina News
		Piehler, lead investigator on the study of Lake Mattamuskeet, is head of the estuarine ecology and human health program at UNC's Coastal Studies Institute in Manteo.
		He said a study of the eastern Hyde County lake, part of the Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge, came about at least partly by happenstance, just because the lake is — well — there.
		In the early part of the 20th Century, a portion of the lake was drained to create a rich farming area but, of course, the water kept coming back.
	www.wcnc.com /sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D8I0GJE01.html (743 words)

	East Carolina University Field Station for Coastal Studies at Mattamuskeet: Native Americans and Settlers
		At the time, the Native Americans called the lake "Paquippe." At the end of the Tuscarora Indian War, the colonial government permitted the surviving coastal Indian tribes to live in the Lake Mattamuskeet area.
		It is not clear how or when the name of the lake became Mattamuskeet, but a map drawn by Moseley in 1733 identified the lake as Mattamuskeet and showed the general location of the Mattamuskeet Indian reservation.
		Mattamuskeet is an Indian word thought by linguists to mean "dry dust" or "a moving swamp." By 1761, the Mattamuskeet Indians had sold their reservation land to the colonists, assimilated into the white and fl population of the region, or left the colony to join other Algonquian tribes.
	www.ecu.edu /artsci/cas/matt/Native.htm (403 words)

	North Carolina Coastal Paddle Trails
		Lake Mattamuskeet is a large lake and winds out of the north and east can make this side of the lake extremely choppy, therefore paddlers should exercise caution while paddling in the area.
		During the migratory season the lake is home to a variety of waterfowl and because the main purpose of the refuge is to offer safe shelter for migrating waterfowl, the refuge is closed to boats and canoes from November to March.
		When the refuge is closed to boats and canoes, the old pumping station and the hiking and automobile trails located at the refuge headquarters make this a worthwhile destination for the outdoor enthusiast.
	www.ncsu.edu /paddletrails/pamlicopeninsula/pp7.html (258 words)

	Lake Norman The Largest Lake in North Carolina?
		Lake Norman (at full pond) has 32,510 acres of surface area, it can hold 3.4 trillion gallons or 1,093,600 acre-feet of water.
		Next is Lake Mattamuskeet, the only natural lake in the top 5.
		These 3 lakes have a maximum capacity that is much greater than Lake Norman in acres covered and the capacity to hold water.
	www.lakenormansweb.com /lake_norman/lake_norman_largest_lake_nc.php (357 words)

	NC Department of Correction News - April 1999 - Hyde administrative officer knows his history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		In the 1920s, the lake was drained twice to farm the rich soil beneath the shallow waters.
		Because of the draw to wildlife, part of Lake Mattamuskeet is a national wildlife refuge.
		Even though Lake Mattamuskeet is a fresh-water lake, a canal was dug out to the sound, allowing some salt water to filter in.
	www.doc.state.nc.us /NEWS/1999/9904news/hodge.htm (442 words)

	newsobserver.com
		Engelhard is the largest town in the Lake Mattamuskeet area, and it's popular among fishermen who come to try their luck in Pamlico Sound.
		Lake Mattamuskeet is on the Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula in what is known as pocosin country.
		Pocosin is a Native American term meaning, literally, "swamp on a hill," and the area is dotted with pocosin lakes, swamps, and former swamps that were long ago converted to farm fields.
	www.newsobserver.com /695/v-print/story/479503.html (538 words)

	Freshwater Opportunities in Eastern North Carolina
		Lake Mattamuskeet, a national wildlife refuge, is the largest natural freshwater lake in North Carolina.
		Lake Waccamaw is the third largest natural freshwater lake in the state and covers 8,936 acres.
		This stateowned lake is approximately 6 miles long and 5 miles wide with a maximum depth of ll feet and an average depth of seven feet.
	www.ncwildlife.org /pg03_Fishing/pg3d6.htm (5134 words)

	Welcome to Lake Mattamuskeet in Hyde County, North Carolina
		Lake Mattamuskeet makes up most of Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge.
		The Mattamuskeet Foundation was founded in 1995 to preserve and interpret the history of Lake Mattamuskeet.
		This website is managed by the foundation as its home on the WorldWideWeb, and is designed to be an open invitation for tourists to come to Lake Mattamuskeet and experience its beauty and history.
	www.mattamuskeet.org /welcome/welcome.htm (174 words)

	North Carolina Waterfowl Association
		Lake Mattamuskeet measures 18 miles long and 7 miles wide, yet is only a few feet deep.
		The lake is host to more than 800 species of wildlife, including Canada and Snow geese, mallards, pintails, and fl ducks.
		In conjunction with private landowners, NCWA worked to install several wood duck nesting boxes as an effort to enhance the wood duck population on Lake Mattamuskeet.
	www.ncwaterfowl.org /habitat/mattamuskeet.html (220 words)

	Lake Mattamuskeet \| North Carolina Sea Kayak Tours
		Lake Mattamuskeet, North Carolina’s largest natural lake, is a paddler’s paradise.
		The first weekend in December, Lake Mattamuskeet Swan Days celebrates the return of the swans and other waterfowl.
		Mattamuskeet Lodge opened to the public in 1937 and became known as the Canada goose hunting capital of the world.
	www.trails.com /tcatalog_trail.asp?TrailID=CGD131-029 (379 words)

	VDGIF > Wildlife > Tundra Swan Trax
		She is moving between the National Wildlife Refuges around Pungo Lake, Lake Mattamuskeet, and the Sounds of eastern North Carolina.
		She is probably scouting out the general area looking for food in preparation for the last leg of her migration back to the East Coast.
		The Great Lakes is the first major staging area for swans after leaving their wintering quarters.
	www.dgif.state.va.us /wildlife/swan/893.html (1844 words)

	Canoeing and Kayaking > Attractions in & around the Pamlico-Neuse Region of the North Carolina Coast with a ...
		It is located on the south shore of Lake Mattamuskeet.
		The lake is part of Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge and is a year round home to many species of waterfowl.
		Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1934 primarily as a resting and breeding area for migratory birds.
	www.pamlico.com /attractions/PN_paddling.shtml (906 words)

	GORP - Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Habitat Description: Located in eastern North Carolina in Hyde County, Mattamuskeet Refuge was established in 1934 and consists of 50,000 acres of water, marsh, timber, and croplands.
		Lake Mattamuskeet, the largest natural lake in North Carolina, is a shallow body of water averaging only two feet in depth.
		Corn, soybeans, and winter wheat are farmed by cooperative farmers with a portion left for geese, ducks, and swans to use.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/resource/us_nwr/nc_matta.htm (444 words)

	Lodge Lab Research
		A major overall question motivating this area of research is "how does community structure affect ecosystem function in lakes and streams?" Consumer species that we have studied in detail include algivorous snails, herbivorous waterfowl, predacious fishes, and omnivorous crayfishes.
		Additional experiments suggest that when crayfish clear-cut the lake bottom, benthic productivity declines and lake-wide energy flows shift; on-going work is quantifying this trend using naturally occurring stable isotopes as tracers.
		We are also conducting extensive statistical analyses of nonindigenous and native species in the Great Lakes to discover characteristics that distinguish invasive from non-invasive species, and species that become nuisances from those that do not.
	www.nd.edu /~jmcnulty/research.htm (1303 words)

	report highlights
		Levels of Phosphorous in Lake Mattamuskeet in North Carolina.
		Lake Mattamuskeet, North Carolina, part of Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge.
		T-tests indicated that phosphorus from water in canals may be affecting water quality of Lake Mattamuskeet, but data varied greatly.
	core.ecu.edu /engl/southards/tips/lhghlts.htm (851 words)

	Lake Mattamuskeet Pumping Station (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		It placed nine thousand acres of the lake bed and adjacent marshland under cultivation and produced bumper crops of soybeans, rice, buckwheat, popcorn, lespedeza, barley, celery, asparagus, rye, oats, flax and potatoes.
		The attempt to drain the 50,000 acres lake and reclaim the land for farming was unsucessful.
		This 150' structure affords a magnificient view of the refuge and the surrounding country with thousands of geese and swans often to be seen at one time.
	homepages.rootsweb.com /~jmack/photos/matlodge.htm (244 words)

	Lake Mattamuskeet NWR Location
		Lake Mattamuskeet is approximately 40,000 acres in size.
		Lake Mattamuskeet is most well known for it's waterfowl.
		The refuge is a haven for birds and birders who flock to the refuge during migration and winter.
	www.audubon.org /chapter/nc/nc/IBAs/Coast/lake_mattamuskeet_nwr.htm (360 words)

	Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge \| North Carolina Bird Watching Sites
		Preview: Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is renowned for its fall and winter populations of migratory swans, geese, and ducks.
		The refuge includes most of the 40,000-acre Lake Mattamuskeet, 6,000 acres of forested and shrub-scrub wetland, 3,500 acres of natural and managed marshes, and 400 acres of cropland.
		The lake bed’s submerged aquatic vegetation, shoreline vegetation, managed impoundments, cropland, and nearby private impoundments draw tens of thousands of Tundra Swans, Snow Geese, and ducks during the fall and winter.
	www.trails.com /tcatalog_trail.asp?trailid=XFA065-005 (244 words)

	Lake Mattamuskeet Lodge Preservation Act
		H. To require the conveyance of Mattamuskeet Lodge and surrounding property, including the Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge headquarters, to the State of North Carolina to permit the State to use the property as a public facility dedicated to the conservation of the natural and cultural resources of North Carolina.
		To require the conveyance of Mattamuskeet Lodge and surrounding property, including the Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge headquarters, to the State of North Carolina to permit the State to use the property as a public facility dedicated to the conservation of the natural and cultural resources of North Carolina.
		This Act may be cited as the `Lake Mattamuskeet Lodge Preservation Act'.
	www.theorator.com /bills109/hr5094.html (477 words)

	East Carolina University Field Station for Coastal Studies at Mattamuskeet: The Lake (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		By far the largest natural lake in North Carolina, Lake Mattamuskeet on the Albemarle-Pamlico peninsula in Hyde County spreads over nearly 50,000 acres, is 18 miles long, 7 miles wide, and averages 2-3 feet in depth.
		The origin of the lake is unknown, but there are three hypotheses.
		An Indian legend says the lake resulted from a peat fire that burned for 13 moons and then the Great Spirit filled the depression with rain water, fish, and waterfowl.
	www.ecu.edu /artsci/cas/matt/Lake.htm (167 words)

	Walking/Driving/Biking/Paddling Tours of Hyde County, NC
		Mattamuskeet NWR is known for the thousands of wintering waterfowl such as the tundra swan that it attracts each year.
		The Alligator River Route is a 71-mile, byway that begins near Mattamuskeet Lake and travels north through Mattamuskeet NWR and the historic village of Fairfield and through neighboring counties before ending on Roanoke Island on the Outer Banks.
		The Mattamuskeet segment, along the Pamlico Sound, lets you explore the numerous inlets and bays of the area.
	www.hydecounty.org /tours/hc-tours.htm (945 words)

	Lake Mattamuskeet NC
		Lake Mattamuskeet is a federal wildlife refuge in Hyde county NC.
		We didn't try Lake Landing where they said they were getting 8's in the morning because a) I didn't get up until 11:30, B) there was someone there and we didn't want to crowd them.
		The lake is located on the Eastern part of NC, about an hour's drive south of Manteo.
	www.blue-crab.org /forum/index.php/topic,1492.0.html (861 words)

	Cycle World Forums: My Ride Around Lake Mattamuskeet - View Post (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Lake Mattamuskeet is the largest natural lake in the state of North Carolina.
		It was forcibly drained in the early 1900s by commercial investors seeking to farm the rich boggy soil underneath.
		The area soon became known as the Goose Hunting Capital of the World.My interest in the lake leads to a meeting with Richard Henry Lee this morning.
	forums.cycleworld.com /ibb/posts.aspx?postID=123140 (217 words)

	Lake Forest Association
		The Lake Forest Association (LFA) is a non-profit corporation that owns, protects and manages Eastwood Lake and Eastwood Park, located in Chapel Hill, NC, for the enjoyment of its members.
		Our lake watershed is 4 square miles, mostly surrounding the lake and to the North of it. Any development in the watershed that disturbs the soil can cause runoff. This puts silt in the water that enters our lake, causing it to fill in and become shallower over […]
		Almost all the lakes in North Carolina are man-made.
	lakeforestassociation.org (681 words)

	Lake Landing Realty - Buying, Selling Real Estate in Hyde, Dare, Tyrrell, Washington and Beaufort Counties of Eastern ...
		is known as “the land of many waters” being surrounded by the Pamlico Sound and Pungo and Alligator rivers and is the home of Lake Mattamuskeet, the largest natural inland body of water in North Carolina.
		Lake Landing Realty prides itself on customer satisfaction, especially from the standpoint of the second and most important stage of purchasing or selling real property.
		The company offers to its clients the highest degree of professionalism in researching properties not only in Hyde County but along the entire Outer Banks of North Carolina with a view towards, and only with a view towards accomplishing what the client wants from the beginning.
	www.lakelandingrealty.com (325 words)

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