J~s 10:CSS JOSEPH R. BAILEY app.

APPENDICES TO THE

SURVEY AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE

CHOWAN RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, NORTH CAROLINA

William B. Smith

--Fishery Biol ogist--

A. Summary of the Biological, Chemical, and Physi cal Condi tions at Individual Sampling Stations

B. Annotated Checklist of Fishes

Final Report

Feder al Aid in Fish Restoration

Job I -F, Project F-14-R

Nort h Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Raleigh, N. C.

- - 1963- INTRODUCTION

A concise summary of the biological, chemical and physical conditions present at each sample station is presented in Appendix A.

In addition to the basic findings of the surveyj the sanitation classification for each station is noted. This is the system adopted by the North Carolina State Board of Health, Division of Water Pollution Control for assigning minimum standards of water quality based on the best usage of any stream. A resume' ' h of this classification system is as follows:

A-I - Drinking Water, approved disinfection A-II - Drinking Water, approved complete treatment B - Bathing and Recreation C - Fish and Wildli fe Propagation D - Agricultural Usage, must sustain fish life E - Navigation and Sewage Disposal

The complete minimwn standards can be found in the "Rules and Regulat i ons and Classification and Water Quality Standards Applicable to Surface Wat ers of North Carolina" as published by North Carolina State Board of Health (SSSC #2).

The designation (P), rather than a number, following a species of fish in the Checklist of Species indicates that the fish was tentatively identified but not collected. The exception to this is the American eel which was always recorded simply as present (P) since no attempt was made to numerically evaluate this species.

• 'I' APPENDIX A

Summary of Biological, Chemical and Physical Conditions

at Individual Sampling Stations

A-1

7-B-2 Ahoskie Creek (Hertford County) Ecol. Class. Redfin wannouth June 22, 1962 Sanitation Class. D County road # 1108 between Union and Length of sample area 25 yds. Earleys This is a small, black-water stream of the Coastal Plain. It is a fair redfin pickerel-flier streamj and it should be fished from the bank. Log obstructions make boating impractical. Despite the l ow dissolved oxygen contentj no distressed fish were observed.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of SpeciEls 02 1 .4 ppm Game Non-game CO2 20.7 ppm Redfin pickerel (6) Golden shiner (24) pH 6 .5 Chain pickerel (5) Pirate perch (14) Total Alk. 20.0 ppm Flier (14) Johnny darter (1) Temp. 73 °F . Bluespotted sunfish (11) Av. width 30.8 ft. Banded sunfish (21) Av. depth 2.4 ft. Bluegill ( 1 ) Velocity Imp. f t./sec. Volume 7392 cf 100 ft. 9 sh Food Orranis~ Secchi disc 19 in. P elecypoda 1 ) Bottom type Muck, sand, gravel, detritus Tendipedidae (90) Oligochaeta (36) Aquatic Vegetation Hydracarina (5) Pickerelweed Hirudinea. (6 Amphipoda ( 1} Av. vol./ft ~~ 0. 45cc Av. no • / f t . · 13 9

6-C-4 Ahoskie Creek (Hertford County) Ecol. Class. Redfin warrnouth September 26, 1962 Sanitation Class. D Highway 13 bridge Lengt h of sample area 25 yds .

At present, the channel of this stream is being straightened and deepened as part of a watershed improvement project. The area sampled had recently been dredged, and draglines were in operation approximately 400 yards upstr eam. The water was extremely turbid (secchi reading: 2 inches). The, City of Ahos kie is still dumping raw sewage into this stream some four to f ive miles upstream from the sample area; however, an abnormally high methyl orange alkalinity was the only evidence of this pollution. It is difficult to say whether t he absence of game fish was due to the pollution, the dredging, or a combination of both.

.. Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Specie§. 02 J.9 ppm Game Non~game CO2 17 .0 ppm Warmouth (2) Tadpole madt om (1) pH 6.9 Bluegill (2) American eel (P) Total Alk. 72.0 ppm Yellow perch (5) Mosquitofish (4) Temp. 66 op. Pirate perch (9) Av. width 50 ft. Scalyhead darter (J) Av. depth J ft. Sawcheek darter (2) Velocity Imp. ft/sec. Volume 15,000 cf 100 ft. Fish Food Organisms Secchi disc 2 in. Tendipedidae (16) Bottom type Silt, clay Chaoborinae (49) Oligochaeta (14) Av. vol./ft~2 0.2cc Aquatic Vegetation Hemiptera (11) Av . no./ft . 90 None A-2 9-A-2 Beaverpond Creek (Northampton County) Ecol. Class. Redfin warmouth June 6, 1962 Sanitation Class. D County Road #1201, 1½ miles nort h of Gastono Length of sample area 25 yds. This is a small, frequently turbid stream of the Coastal Plain. Fishing pressure is light. At the time of the sample, the water level was higher than normal and turbid. It is believed that the turbidity affected the fish pick-up somewhat, but it is felt that a representative sample was collected. Redbreast sunfish was the dominant game fish. This stream should be fished from t he bank or while wading.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of S£eciss 0 6 .8 ppm Game Non-game c62 6.3 ppm Chain pickerel (10) Eastern mudminnow (1) pH 6.9 Warmouth 1 2) Bluehead chub (3 1) Total Alk. 30o0 ppm Banded sunfish (8) Golden shiner (1 6) Temp. 69 °F. Redbreast sunfish (4) Highfin shiner (229) Av. width 27.2 ft. Green sunfish (1) Swallowtail shiner (1) Av. depth 2.3 ft. Pumpkinseed (8) Lake chubsucker (1 ) Velocity 0.4 ft ./sec. Bluegill (22) Redhorse spp. ( 16) Volume 20.3 cfs Channel catfish (2) Secchi disc 15 in. Fish Food Or anisms Margined madtom (3) Bottom type Silt, sand, gravel, Tendipedi dae 27 Pirate perch (49) detritus Trichoptera ( 15) Johnny darter (40) Ephemeroptera (3) Aquatic Vegetation Oligochaeta (1) Coontail Gastropoda ( 1 ) 2 Moss Simulidae (7) Av. vol./ft 0.1cc Filamentous algae Coleoptera (1 2) Avo no./ft. 2 28.4 Anisoptera ( 1) Cambarinae (.2) Hirudinea (2)

5-B-5 Bennetts Creek (Gates County) Ecol. Class. Lar gemouth pickerel September 25, 1962 Sanitation Class. C Highway 37 bridge at Gatesville Length of sample area 50 yds . At this point, this is a moderate-size, black-water stream of the Coastal Plain. It is a good fishing stream, and fishing pressure is heaVY• Boats may be l aunched from a ramp at the Highway 37 br idge. Parking space is limited at the ramp site. Warmouth, flier and black crappie were the dominant game specieso Despite the very low dissolved oxygen content, no distressed fish were observedo

Chemical and Physical Data Chec klist of Species 02 0.9 ppm Game Non-game CO2 14.0 ppm Redfin pickerel (3) Bowfin (3) pH 6.1 Chain pickerel (1) Blueback herring (9) Total Alk. 22.0 gpm Flier (14) Golden shiner (87) Temp. 66 Fo Warmouth (26) Lake chubsucker (1) Salinity O.~ sea water Bluespotted sunfish (2) Channel catfish (1) Av. width 75 ft. Banded sunfish (16) American eel (P) Av. depth 7 ft. Pumpkinseed (1) Pirate perch (45) Velocity Imp . ft./sec. Bluegill (6) Scalyhead darter (3) Volume 52,500 cf 100 ft. Largemouth bass (1) Fish Food Organisms Secchi disc 20 in. Black crappie (20) Tendipedidae (6) Bottom type Sand, detritus Yellow perch (4) Chaoborinae (10) Aquatic Vegetation Oligochaeta (69) Yellow waterlily Av . vol./ft.2 0.6cc Pelecypoda (1) Av. no./ft.2 87 Gastropoda (1) A-3 5-B-4 Bennetts Creek (Gates County) Ecol. Class. Tidal September 25, 1962 Sanitation Class. C 2 miles upstream from mouth Length of sample area½ acre At this point, this is a large, black-water stream of the Coastal Plain which is affected by wind tides. Although fishing pressure is moderate, the stream is inaccessible except by boat. Warrnouth and white perch were the dominant game species collected; however, this stream should provide good fishing for largemouth bass, channel catfish and various panfish.

Chemical and Physical Data _C_h_ec_kl_i_s_t_o_f_S-p~e_c_i_e_s 02 7.3 ppm Game Non-game CO2 4.0 ppm White perch (8) Blueback herring (1224) pH 6.9 Warmouth (6) Alewife (1) Total Alk. 19.0 ppm Banded sunfish (21) Silvery minnow (18) Temp. 69 °F. Pumpkinseed (6) Golden shiner (2) Salinity 0.0% sea water Largemouth bass (3) Lake chubsucker (1) Av. width 125 ft. Yellow perch (18) Redhorse spp. (1) Av. depth 10 ft. Channel catfish (3) Velocity Imp. ft./sec. Fish Food Organisms Tadpole madtom (2) Volume 125,000 cf 100 ft. Tendipedidae (17) American eel (P) Secchi disc 29 in. Chaoborinae (25) Pirate perch (9) Bottom type Muck, detritus Oligochaeta (21) Scalyhead darter (5) Amp hipoda (3 ) Johnny darter (18) Aquatic Vegetation Isopoda (1) Bulrush, Pickerelweed, Hydracarina (1) Av. vol./ft~2 0.4cc Yellow water lily Culiicidae (1) Av. no./ft. 69

6-A-4 Blackwat er River (Hertford-Gates Co . line) Ecol. Class. Tidal August 7, 1962 Sanitation Class. C 100 yds. downstream from Va. line. Length of sample area~ acre This is a moderate-size, black-water stream of the Coastal Plain which is affected by wind tides. The str eam is polluted by the Camp-Union Bag Company at Franklin, Virginia, some 30 miles upstream. The water is frequently black in color, and this coloration is usually accompanied by a very low dissolved oxygen content. When this 11 black water" comes downstream, many distressed fish may be observed. The game fish population was extremely poor except for small coves off of the main stem. The summary of fish present, as listed, is a combination of a main stem sample and a cove sample.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Species 02 0.2 ppm Game Non-game CO2 13.5 ppm Redfin pickerel (2) Longnose gar (11) pH 6.7 Chain pickerel (8) Bowfin (6) Total Alk. 41.0 ppm White perch (2) Blueback herring (4) Temp. 76 °F. Mud sunfish ( 1 ) Eastern mudminnow ( 1 ) Chlorinity 50.0 ppm Flier (9) Goldfish (1) Av. width 150 ft. Warmouth (3) Silvery minnow (397) Av. depth 10 ft. Bluespotted sunfish (2) Golden shiner (190) Velocity Imp. ft ./sec. Banded sunfish (4) Satinfin shiner (1) Volume 150,000 cf 100 ft. Redbreast sunfish (1) Lake chubsucker (21) Secchi disc 18 in. Pumpkinseed (1 ) White catfish (3) Bottom t ype Muck, sand, detritus Bluegill (5 2) Yellow bullhead (9) Bl ack crappie (13) Brown bullhead (13) Aguatic Vegetation Fish Food Organisms Channel catfish (28) Yellow water lily Tendipedidae (17)Ceratopogonidae(5)Tadp~le madtom (2) E ( ) . . . ( ) American eel (P) p~emeroptera 1 Culiicidae 1 Mos quitofish ( 11 ) Oligochaeta (25) Pelecypoda (1) p · t h ( ) Av. vol./ft~2 0.2cc ira e perc 9 Av. no./ft. 50 A-4 6-B-4 Brooks Creek (Hertford County) Ecol. Class. Tidal June 28, 1962 Sanitation Class. D 1 mile upstream from mouth Length of sample area 25 yds. This is a moderate-size, black-water stream of the Coastal Plain which is affected by wind tides . It is an excellent fishing stream for warmouth, and may be fished from a boat with motor. A boat may be launched at Edward's Landing, at H1ghway 45 bridge , on the Wi ccacon River and then enter this stream from its mouth. Despite the low dissolved oxygen content, no distressed fish were observed. Sampling indicated that the stream bottom is fairly rich in fish-food organisms.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Species 02 1.8 ppm Game Non-game CO2 23.4 ppm Flier (3) Blueback herring (96) pH 6.J Warmouth (JO) Alewife (61) Total Alk. 2b.O ppm Bluespotted sunfish (1) Silvery minnow (1) Temp. 75 °F. Banded sunfish (3) Golden shiner (6) Av . width 38 ft. Pumpkinseed (11) Lake chubsucker (8) Av. depth 5.5 ft. Bluegill (9) Yellow bullhead (1) Velocity Imp. ft./sec. Largemouth bass (2) Brown bulJhead (2) Volume 20,900 cf 100 ft. Black crappie (24) Tadpole madtom (14) Secchi disc 21 in. Yellow perch (2) Margined madtom (6) Bottom type Muck , detritus Fish Food Organisms American eel (P) Tendipedidae (23 ) Hydracarina (5) Mosquitofish (1) Aquatic Vegetation Chaoborinae (8) Hirudinea (6 ) Pirate perch (36) Yellow wat er lily Coleoptera (J) Oligochaeta( 11 ) Scalyhead darter (44) Anisoptera (5) Ephemeroptera (4) Amphipoda (2) Ceratopogonidae (1) Herniptera (1) Culiicidaa (~) Cladocera (1) Av. vol./ft 0.6 .c Av. no./ft. 2 74

6-A-1 Buckhorn Creek (Hertford County) Ecol. Class. Redfin warmouth June 21, 1962 Sanitation Glass. C County Road 1320 bridge Length of sample ar~a 25 yds. This is a very small, frequently turbid stream of the Coastal Plain. It appears to have been dredged in the past; cover has been destroyedj and a heavy layer of silt covers the stream bottom. A very poor fish population, was re:co-vered . The bottom organisms collected indicate that this stream is receiving some degree of pollution from an unknown source. This stream is too small to be of fishing i mportant.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Specie_§ 02 4.8 ppm Game Non-game CO2 18.0 ppm Redfin pickerel (10) Eastern mudminnow (4) • pH 6.J Golden shiner (12) Total Alk. 23 .O ppm Fish Food Organisms Lake chubsucker (4) Temp. 74 Op o Tendipedidae (108) Mosquitofish (3) Av. width 7.1 ft. Ceratopogonidae (2) Pirate perch (9) Av. depth 0.2 ft. Oligochaeta (JOO) Sawcheek darter (2) Velocity Imp. ft./sec. Hemiptera (7) Volume 142 cf 100 ft. Amphipoda (1) Secchi disc 18+ in. Isopoda (4) Bottom t ype Silt, sand, detritus Av. vol./ft.2 5.3cc Av. no./ft.2 422 Aquatic Vegetation Smart weed 6-B-1 Chinkapin Creek (H ertford County) Ecol. Class. Tidal August 17 j 1962 Sanitation Class. C County Road # 1417 from Harrelsville Length of sample area 50 yds. to Ahoskie. This is a moderate-size, black-water stream of the Coastal Plain which is affected by wind tides, It is a very good fishing stream for warmouth and yellow perch, and fishing pressure is moderate, The stream is relatively inaccessible, but a small boat may be launched at the bridge , or the stream may be entered via the mouth. A boat with motor would be appropriate for fishing in this stream.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of S,Eeci es 02 3 .O ppm Game Non- game CO2 13.3 ppm Chain pi ckerel (2) Bowf in ( 1) pH 5. 1 White perch (2) Blueback her ring (224) Total Alk. 28.0 ppm Warmouth ( 16 ) Al ewife ( 12 ) Temp. 77 °F. Bluespotted sunfish (9) Eastern mudminnow (2) Salinity 0.0%sea water Banded sunfish (13 ) Silvery minnow (5) Av. width 60 ft. Redbreast sunfish (1) Spottail shiner (20) Av. depth 8 f t . Pumpkinseed (4) Red.horse spp. (1) Velocity Imp. f t .• /sec. Bluegill (18) Channel catfish (3) Volume 48j000 cf 100 ft. Lar gemout h bass ( ) Tadpole madtom (11) Secchi disc 33 in. Black cr appie (2) American eel (P) Bottom type Muck, detrit us Yellow per ch (1 1) Pirate perch (86) Fish Food Organisms Scal yhead darter (43) Aquatic Vegetation Tendipedidae (54)Isopoda (1) J ohnny darter (2) Arrow-arum Oligochaeta (40) Pelecypoda (1) Sawcheek darter (2) Hirudinea (3) Hydracarina ( 1) Av. vol./ft . 2 O.J cc Av . no • / ft • 2 10 0

6-A-2 Chowan River (Hertford-Gates Co. line) Ecol. Class . Ti dal August 9, 1962 Sanitat i on Class . C 1 mile downstream from origin Length of sample area ~ a.ere At this point, this is a moderate-size, black- water stream of the Coastal Plain which is affected by wind tides. It provides fair ly good fishing f or mo st game species and a boat with motor is essential for fishing i n t his area . Boats may be launched at Battle's Beach, Virginia for a nominal fee. An excellent f orage fish population was recovered. No distressed fish were observed. in the; area despite the low dissolved oxygen content at the time of the sampl e.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Speci es 02 1 .4 ppm Game Non- game CO 2 9.9 ppm Chain pickerel (3) Bowfin ( 1) pH 6.9 White perch (26) Blueback herring(3222) Total Alk. 33.0 ppm Bluespotted sunfish (4) Al ewif e (38) Temp. Pumpkinseed (36) Sil very minnow (608) Salinity 0. 0% sea water Bluegill (55) Golden shiner (90) Av. width 150 ft. Largemouth bass (2) Spott ail shiner (200) Av. depth 10 ft. Yellow perch (22) Lake chubsucker (16) Velocity I~p. ft./sec. Redhorse spp. (2) Volume 150,000 cf 100 ft. Channel catfish (17) Secchi disc 21 in. Tadpole madtom (2) Bottom type Muck, clayj sandJ detritus Margined madtom (1) Fish Food Organisms American eel ((P) Aquatic Vegetation Tendipedidae (74) Amphipoda (8) Pirate perch 1) Water lily Ephemeroptera (11) Anisoptera ( 1) Johnny darter (25) Bulrush Oligochaeta (43) Gastropoda (1) Chaobori nae ( 1) Av. vol./ft.2 0.5cc Av. no./ft.2 139 A-6

6-B-13 Chowan River (Hertford-Gates County Line) Ecol. Class. Tidal August 14, 1962 Sanitation Class. C 7 miles downstream from origin Length of sample area½ acre At this point, this is a moderate-size, black-water stream of the Coastal Plain which is affected by wind tides. Despite the low dissolved o:xygen content, no distressed fish were observed. Fishing pressure is moderate. A boat with motor is essential for fishing in this area. Boats may be launched downstr eam at Winton or upstream at Battl e's Beach, Virginia.

_C_h_erm._· c_a_l_a_n_d_P_h_y_s1_·c_a_l_D_a_t_a Checklist of Species 02 2.8 ppm Game Non-game CO2 10.8 ppm Chain pickerel (1) Blueback herring (553) pH 6 .7 Warmouth (1) Alewife (154) Total Alk. 35.0 ppm Banded sunfish (55 ) Silvery minnow (1) Temp. 80 °F. Redbreast sunfish (10) Golden shiner (40) Salinity 0.0% sea water Pumpkinseed (27) Spottail shiner (1) Av. width 200 yds. Bluegill (38) Lake chubsucker (57) Av. depth 14 ft. Largemouth bass (1) White catfish (1) Velocity Imp. ft./sec. Black crappie (3) Tadpole madtom (26) Volume 840,000 cf 100 ft. Ye llow perch (24) American eel (P) Secchi disc 19 in. Pirate perch (28) Bottom type Muck, sand, detritus f..1,sh Food Organisms Scalyhead darter (9) Tendipedidae (16) Johnny darter (3) Aquatic Vegetation Coleoptera ( 1) Water lily Ephemeroptera (1) Oligochaeta ( 41 ) Isopoda (3) Av. vol./ft~2 0.5cc Hydracarina (1) Av . no ./ft. 67 Amphipoda (3) P elecypoda ( 1 )

6-B-9 Chowan River (Hertford-Gates County Line) Ecol. Class. Tidal August 21, 1962 Sanitation Class. B 3 miles downstream from Highway 158 bridge Length of sample area½ acre At this point, this is a large, black-water stream of the Coastal Plain which is affected by wind tides. This area should provide very good fishing for many game species and for channel catfish and fishing pressure is heavy. Sampling yielded an excellent forage-fish population and a very good size class distribution for. all species. A boat with motor is essential for fishing in this area , and boats may be launched at Winton for a nominal fee. Sampling indicated that the stream bottom is rich in fish-food organisms.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Species 02 3.4 ppm Game Non-game CO2 10.8 ppm Redfin pickerel (1) Bowfin (2) • pH 6.8 Chain pickerel (10) Blueback herring (5349) Total Alk . JJ.O ppm White perch (14) Alewife (27) Temp. 80 °F. Flier (8) Silvery minnow (884) Salinity 0.078% sea water Warmouth (4) Golden shiner (195) Av. width 400 yds. Bl uespotted sunfish (64)Spottail shiner (4) Av. depth 7 ft. Banded sunfish (68) Lake chubsucker (20) Velocity Imp. ft./sec. Pumpkinseed (36) Redhorse spp. (3) Volume 840,000 cf 100 ft. Bluegill (JJ) Channel catfish (9) Secchi disc 22 in. Largemouth bass (4) Tadpole madtom (22) Bottom type Silt, detritus Black crappie (10) American eel (P) Yellow perch (17) Pirate perch (28) Scalyhead darter (9) (6-B-9 Continued on Page A-7) Johnny darter (J) A- 7

Aquatic Vegetation Fish Food Organisms Water lily Tendipedidae (59) Chaoborinae (22) Bulrush Trichoptera (1) Coleoptera (2) Arrow-arum Ephemeroptera (8) Zygoptera (2) Oligochaeta (24) Isopoda (18) Amphipoda (15) Neuroptera (2) 1-1- Mydracarina £:3) Cladocera ( 1 ) Av. vol./ft. 0.9cc Av. no./ft.2 157

B-5-2 Chowan River (Hertford-Gates County Line) Ecol. Class. Tidal September 4, 1962 Saniation Class. C 2 miles upstream from Cannon I s Ferry Length of sample area i acre At this point, this is a large, shallow, black-water stream of the Coastal Plain which is affected by wind tides. This area should provide excellent fishing for largemouth bass, channel catfish and various pan fish. In addition to this, local residents reported excellent seasonal catches of striped bass and black crappie. Boats with motors, essential for fishing in this area, may be launched at Cannon's Ferry. Fishing pressure in this section of the river, both sport and commercial, is heavy. The commercial fishery for channel catfish frequently suffers severe mortality from an unknown agent: the heads of the dead fish are nearly always infested with laisions and blisters. One of these ki lls was investigated by members of the Raleigh office staff, but the cause could not be definitely established.

Chemical and Physical Data Che cklist of S2ecies 02 5.4 ppm Game Non-game CO2 4.5 ppm White perch (1) Bl eback herring (2651) pH 6.7 Warmouth (1) Alewife (1) Total Alk. 26.0 ppm Banded sunfish (1) Silvery minnow ( 130) Temp. 80 °F. Redbreast sunfish (30) Gol den shiner (20) Salinity 0.0% sea water Pumpkinseed (2,47) Spot.tail shiner (44) Av. width 800 yds. Bluegill (5) La.ke chubsucker (1) Av. depth 6 ft. Largemouth bass (13) Redhorse spp. (3) Velocity Imp. ft . /sec. Black crappie (28) Yellow bullhead (1) Volume 480,000 cf 100 ft. Yellow perch (148) Channel catfish (48) Secchi disc 28 in. Tadpole madtom (31) Bottom type Silt, sand, detritus American eel (P) Fish Food Organisms Pirate perch (52) Aquatic Vegetation Tendipedidae (39) Scalyhead darter (1) Water Lily Chaoborinae ( 17) Johnny darter (17) Coleoptera (1) • Ephemeroptera (8) Oligochaeta (69) Pelecypoda (1) Hydracarina (1) Av. vol. /ft 2 0.6cc 2 Av. No ./ft. 136 A-8

5-C-4 Chowan River (Bertie-Chowan County Line) Ecol. Class. Tidal September 24, 1962 Sanitation Class. C 2 miles upstream from Hwy. 17 bridge Length of sample area½ acre At this point, this is a very wide, shallow, black-water stream of the Coastal Plain which is affected by wind tides. Seventeen striped bass, apparently representing t hree year classes, were taken at this station. Local residents reported excellent seasonal catches of striped bass from this area. Sampling yielded a relatively poor fish population. Boats with motors, essential for fishing in this area, may be launched from the N. C. Wildlife Resources Cormnission access area located at Highway 17 bridge.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Species 02 8.8 ppm Game Non-game CO2 4.0 ppm White perch (102) Blueback herring (793) pH 7. 1 Striped bass (17) Alewife (34) Total Alk. 23 .o ppm Yellow perch (11) At lantic menhaden (22) Temp. 69 ~. Silvery minnow (34) Salinity 0.0 ?er/, sea water Spottail shiner (23) Av. width 1½ miles Channel catfish (30) Av. depth 4 ft. Johnny darter (6) Velocity Imp. ft./sec. Spot (2) Volume Fish Food Organisms Secchi disc 28 in. Tendipedidae (26) Bottom type Sand, detritus Culiicidae (3) Ceratopogonidae (1) Aquatic Vegetation Ephemeroptera (2) Water lily Oligochaet a ( 18) Pelecypoda (1 ) Av. vol. I ft~ 2 0.2cc Coleoptera (1) Av. no./ft. 55 Isopoda (3)

6-B-10 Cole Creek (Gates County) Ecol. Class. Largemouth pickerel June 19, 1962 County Road # 1116 Sanitation Class . C 3 miles southwest of Elanors Crossroads Length of sample area 50 yds. This is a moderate-size, black-water stream of the Coastal Plain. Although fishing pressure is light, this is an excellent fishing stream for redfin pickerel, chain pickerel and flier. Due to the many log obstructions, this would be an extremely difficult stream to fish; however, fishing from the accessible points or from a small boat should prove very rewarding. Species diversification was excellent.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Species 02 4.2 ppm Game Non-game CO2 13 .5 ppm Redfin pickerel (21) Bowfin ( 10) • pH 6.3 Chain pickerel ( 15) Eastern mudminnow (3) Total Alk. 26 .0 ppm Mud sunfish (5) Golden shiner (57) Temp. 76 °F. Flier ( 27) Lake chubsucker (9) Av. width 38.4 ft. War mouth (9) Yellow bullhead (4) Av. depth 2.8 ft. Bluespotted sunfish (2) Brown bullhead (4) Velocity Imp. ft./sec. Banded sunfish (53) Tadpole rnadtom (6) Volume 10,750 cfs Pumpkinseed ( 1 ) American eel (P) Se cchi disc 21 in. Bluegill (2) Swampfish (2) Bottom type Muck, sand, gravel, Largemouth bass (1) Pirate perch (52) detritus Yellow perch (4) Johnny darter (2) Sawcheek darter (13) Aquatic Vegetation Arrow-arum (6-B-10 Continued on Page A-9 ) A-9

Fish Food Organisms Tendipedidae (29) Coleoptera (2) Anisoptera (8) Oligochaeta (31) Amphipoda (19) Isopoda (24) Hemiptera (2) Gastropoda (13) Pelecypoda (3) Hirudinea (5~ Hydracarina (4) Av. vol./ft~ 1.2cc Av. no./ft. 140

8-B-4 Corduroy Swamp (Northampton County) Ecol. Class. Redfin warmouth June 13, 1962 Sanitation Class. C • 2.5 miles northwest of Conway just Length of sample area 25 yds. below DeBerry 1 s Mill Pond on County Road #1341

This is a small, black-water stream of the Coastal Plain. Although inaccessible, This stream should provide very good fishing, and fishing pressure is moderate. The stream bottom is literally covered with logs thereby making anything other than bank fishing nearly impossible. Warmouth and bluegill were the dominant game species. Sampling indicated that the stream bottom is very rich in fish­ food organisms. DeBerry's Mill Pond, immediately upstream f rom the sample area.11 is noted for its annual yield of 11 lunker" bass and fine catches of pan fish. Despite this excellent bass population in the lake, no largemouth bass were collected in the sample.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Species 02 5.2 ppm Game Non-game CO2 9.0 ppm Redfin pickerel ( 1) Golden shiner (38) pH 6.7 Chain pickerel (1) Yellow bull..~ead (13) Total Alk. 23.0 ppm Flier (1) Tadpole madtom (74) Temp. 77 °F. Warmouth ( 10) American eel (P) Av. width 13 .6 ft. Bluespotted sunfish (2) Swampfish (1) Av. depth 1 .6 ft. Banded sunfish (3) Pirate perch ( 19) Velocity Imp. ft./sec. Pumpkinseed (3) Scalyhead darter (26) Volume 2,175 cf 100 ft. Bluegill (17) Sawcheek darter (1) Secchi disc 23 in. Black crappie (1) Bottom type Muck, sand, gravel, detritus Fish Food Organisms Tendipedidae (33) Culiicidae (2) Aquatic Vegetation Ceratopogonidae (6) Chaoborinae (4) None Trichoptera (2) Coleoptera (38) • Ephemeroptera (1) Anisoptera (15) Oligochaeta (24) Hirudinea (12) Gastropoda (48) Pelecypoda (23) Hemiptera (1) Amphipoda (21) Isopoda (2) Hydracarina £9) Av . vol./ft. 10.6cc Av. no./ft.2 241 A-10

7-B-3 Cutawhiskie Creek (Hertford County) Ecol. Class. Redfin warmouth August 28, 1962 Sanitation Class. C County Road #1141 - 1 mile north Length of sample area 25 yds. of St. Johns This is a frequently turbid stream of the Coastal Plain. This stream has recently been dredged as part of a watershed improvement project . Cover has been destroyed and a layer of silt covers the bottom. Despite this layer of silt on the bottom, sampling indicated that the stream bottom was fairly rich in fish-food organisms. A very good forage fish population was recovered.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Species 02 9.2 ppm Game Non-game • CO2 9.9 ppm Redfin pickerel (4) Bowfin (3) pH 7.3 White perch (1) Silvery minnow ( 94) Total Alk. 29.0 ppm Warmouth (2) Golden shiner (65) • Temp. 82 Op• Bluespotted sunfish (1)Lake chubsucker (15) Av. width 15 ft. Pumpkinseed (2) Yellow bullhead (30) Av. depth 0.5 ft. Bluegill (3) American ee1 (P) Velocity 0.8 ft./ sec. Mosquitofish (4) Volume 6 cfs Pirate perch (16) Secchi disc 4 in. Fish Food Organisms Bottom type Silt, clay, sand Tendipedidae (45) Hydracarina (1) Chaoborinae (21) Gastropoda (1) Aguatic Vegetation Trichoptera (2) Av. vol./ft ~2 0.6cc None Anisoptera (6) Av. no ./ft. 138 Hemiptera (62)

8-A-2 Cypress Creek (Northampton County) Ecol . Class. Redfin warmouth June 7, 1962 Sanitation Class. C County Road # 13 28 - 1 mile southwest of Length of sample area 25 yds. Margarettsville This is a small, black-water stream of the Coastal Plain. Fishing pressure is light. This is a farily good fishing stream for redfin pickerel and chain pickerel, but it is a very difficult stream to fish because of the many log obstructions. Bank fishing, limited by the surrounding swamp~ should yield very good results at any accessible point.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Species 02 5.0 ppm Game Non-game CO2 11. 7 ppm Redfin pickerel (4) Eastern mudminnow (1) pH 6.7 Chain pickerel (11) Golden shiner (80) Total Alk. 28.0 ppm Warmouth (2) I roncolor shiner (15) Temp. 66 °F. Bluespotted sunfish (3) Lake chubsucker (1) Av. width 24 .5 ft. Pumpkinseed (1) Yellow bullhead (1) • Av. depth 1.4 ft. Bluegill (1) Pirate perch (37) Velocity Imp. ft./ sec. Largemouth bass (1) Scalyhead darter (4) Volume 3,430 cf 100 ft. Yellow perch (5) Johnny darter (2) Secchi disc 32 in. Sawcheek darter (4) Bottom type Sand, detritus Fish Food Organisms Tendipedidae (72) Gastropoda (2) Aguatic Vegetation Chaoborinae (2) Oligochaeta (3) Arrow-arum Rhagionidae (1) Amphipoda (10) Sedges Coleoptera (2) Av. vol./ft~2 0.5cc Ephemeroptera (6) Av. no./ft. ~ 98 A-11

6-C-2 Cypress Swamp (Bertie County) Ecol. Class. Redfin warmouth June 19, 1962 Sanitation Class. D County Road #1367 - 1 mile east of Length of sample area 25 yds. Rosemead This is a very small, black-water stream of the Coastal Plain. It is too small to be of fishing importanc~ although fishing for redfin pickerel should be fair in the larger accessible pool~. At the time of the sample, the stream was somewhat swollen due to heavy rainfall a few days prior to sampling.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Species 02 6.0 ppm Game Non- game CO2 11.7 ppm Redfin pickerel (1 4) Easter n mudminnow (17) pH 6.9 Mud sunfish (4) Golden shiner (6) • Total Alk. Flier (7 ) Ironcol or shiner (6) Temp. 73 °F. Bluespotted sunfish (5) Lake chubsucker (1) Av. width 13.2 ft. Banded sunfish (1) Swampfish (3) Av. depth o. 9 ft. Pirate perch (33) Velocity 0.6 ft./sec . Volume 7 .3 cfs Fish Food Organisms Secchi disc 14+ in. Tendi pedidae (20)' Bottom type Clay, sand, gravel, Oligochaeta (44) detritus Amphipoda (4) Hemiptera (2) Aquatic Vegetation Ceratopogoni dae (1) Pickerelweed Av. vol ./ft~2 0.3cc Arrow-arum Av . no./ft. 71

6-B-8 Deep Creek (Hertford County) Ecol. Class. Radfin warmouth June 18, 1962 Sanitat i on Class. C Highway 45 bridge Length of sample ar ea 25 yds. This is a small, black-water stream of the Coastal Plain. It is too small to be of fishing importance although the larger pools may provide fair redfin pickerel fishing. The physical and chemical characterist i cs and t.he bot tom samples were taken from an atypical pool near the bridge. Sampling indicated that the stream bottom was rich in fish-food organisms.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Species 02 5 .4 ppm Game Non-game CO2 29.7 ppm Redfin pickerel (P) Easter n mud.minnow (1) pH 6.3 Mud sunfish (3 ) Lake chubsucker (16) Total Alk. 22.0 ppm Flier (3) Tadpol e madt om (3) Temp. 69 °F. Pumpkinseed (10) American eel (P ) • Av. width 20.6 ft. Bluegill (4) Mosquitofi sh (2) Av. depth 2.3 ft. Largemouth bass (1) Pirate perch (42) Velocity Imp. ft./sec. Scalyhead darter (3 ) Volume 4,750 cf 100 ft. Secchi disc 29 in. Fish Food Organisms Bottom type Clay, detritus Tendipedidae (145) Hemiptera (38) Ceratopogonidae ( 1) Col eoptera (17) Aquatic Vegetation Trichoptera (1) Gastropoda (1) Duckweed Ephemeroptera (1 ) Av . vol ./ft.2 1.5cc Filamentous algae Oligochaeta (52) Av. no./ft.2 256 A-12

5-B-1 Deep Swamp Branch (Hertford County) Ecol. Class. Redfin warmouth August 21, 1962 Sanitation Class. C County Road #1441 - 1 mile west of Lloyds Length of sample area 25 yds. Crossroads. This is a very small, frequently turbid stream of the Coastal Plain. At this point, it is too small to be of fishing importance. The stream bottom is covered with a heavy layer of silt. No Centrarchidae were recovered at this station.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Species 02 5.0 ppm Game Non-game CO2 15 .J ppm Redfin pickerel (1) Eastern mudminnow (1) pH 6.8 Lake chubsucker (2) • Total Alk. 16.0 ppm Brown bullhead (J) Temp. 78 °F. Margined madtom (1) Av. width J.6 ft. American eel (P) • Av. depth o. 1 ft. Pirate perch (10) Velocity 0.9 ft./sec. John.ny darter (2) Volume O.J cfs Secchi disc 6+ in. Fish Food Organisms Bottom type Silt, clay, sand, detritus Tendipedidae ""(17) Oligochaeta (16) Aquatic Vegetation Av. vol/ft.; a.Jee None Av. no./ft. ~ 93

5-C-6 Dillard Creek (Chowan County) Ecol. Class. Largemouth pickerel September 25, 1962 Sanitation Class. B County Road # 1226 - 200 yds. downstream Length of sample area 50 yds. from Dillard's Mill Pond This is a moderate-size, black-water stream of the Coastal Plain. Although fishing pressure is light, it is a fair fishing stream for warmouth and yellow perch. Small boats may be launched at the bridge just below Dillard's Mill Pond.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Species 02 5.8 ppm Game Non=game CO2 8.0 ppm White perch (1) Blueback herring (37) pH 6.7 Warmouth (11) Lake chubsucker (54) Toti:11 Alk. 35.0 ppm Bluespotted sunfish (J) Golden shiner (42) Temp. 66 °F. Banded sunfish (28) Tadpole rnadtom (2) Av. width JO ft. Pumpkinseed (14) American eel (P ) Av. depth 3 .5 ft. Bluegill (8) Mosquitofish (2) Velocity Imp. ft./sec. Largemouth bass (2) Pirate perch (23) Volume 10.500 cf 100 ft. Black crappie (1) Scalyhead darter (22) Secchi disc 26 in. Yellow perch (16) • Bottom type Sand, detritus Fish Food Organisms Tendipedidae (26) Aquatic Vegetation Chaoborinae (JO) Water lily Oligo chaeta ( 21 ) Hirudinea (1) Hydracarina ~ ) Av . vol./ft~ 0.2cc Av. no./ft. 81 A-13

7-B-9 Eel Branch (Hertford County) Ecol. Class. Redfin wa:nnouth June 18, 1962 Sanitation Class. D County Road # 1778 bridge Length of sample area 25 yds. This is a very small, black-water stream of the Coastal Plain. This is an unnamed stream that was so named by the investigator due to the abundance of eels collected: more eels were seen at this station than at any other station in the survey. The odor present at this station would indicate that the stream is receiving pollution from some unknown source. This stream is too small to be of fishing importance.

Chemical and Physical Data Che cklist of Species 02 4.8 ppm Game Non- game CO2 14.4 ppm Redfin pickerel (4) Eastern mudminnow (2) pH 6.5 Redbreast sunfish (2) Dusky shiner (27) • Total Alk. 23 .o ppm Lake. chubsucker (5) Temp. Fish Food Organisms Yellow bullhead (2) Av. width 10 . 1 ft. Tendipedidae (226) American eel (P) Av. depth o. 7 ft. Ceratopogonidae ( 1) M~ squitofish ( 1) Velocity Imp. ft./sec. Coleoptera ( 8) Pirate perch (21) Volume 700 cf 100 ft. Oligochaeta (128) Johnny darter (9) Secchi disc 27 in. Gastropoda (4) Bottom type Sand, gravel, detritus Isopoda (1) Zygoptera ( 1~ Aquatic Vegetation Av. vol./ft. 3.5cc None Av. no./ft. 2 369

6-B-7 Flat Swamp (Hertford County) Ecol. Class . Redfin warmouth August 16, 1962 Sanitation Class. D. County Road #1403 from Ahoskie to Length of sample area 2.5 yds. Cofield. This is a small, frequently turbid stream of the Coastal Plain. It has a clay bottom which has been covered, in some areas, with sand . Sampling indicated that the clay bottom was rich in fish-food organisms while sampling f rom the sand bottom revealed very few fish-food organisms. Although all of the fish specimens collected were small, there was very good species diversification. This stream is too small to be of fishing importance.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Speci!:.§_ 02 7.0 ppm Game Non-game CO2 15 .3 ppm Redfin picker el (4) Eastern mud.minnow (15) pH 6.7 Mud sunfish (1) Gol den shiner (44) Total Alk. 36.0 ppm Warmouth (1) Lake chubsucker (3) • Temp • Banded sunfish (5) Yellow bullhead (17) Av. width 8.0 ft. Bluegill (1) American eel (P)

Av. depth o. 1 ft 0 Mosquitofish (276) Velocity 0.8 ft./sec. Pirate perch (32) Volume 0.7 cfs Johnny dart er (1) Secchi disc 4+ in. Fish Food Organisms Bottom type Clay, sand, detritus Tendipedidae (55) Sinrulidae (8) Rhagionidae (1) Tabanidae (1a Aquatic Vegetation Trichoptera (25) Av . vol./ft~ 0.4cc None Odonata (1) Av. no./ft. 97 Oligochaeta (4) Hemiptera (2) A-14

6-B-6 Horse Swamp (Hertford County) Ecol. Class. Redfin warmouth September 21:,, 1962 Sanitation Class. D County Road # 1403 from Ahoskie to Length of sample area 25 yds. Cofield. This is a moderate-size, almost constantly turbid stream of the Coastal Plain. It has been recently dredged; cover has been destroyed; and a heavy layer of silt covers the bottom. Fishing pressure is very light, and in its present condition, it is not a stream which could be recommended for fishing.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Species 02 8.0 ppm Game Non-game CO2 6.0 ppm Redfin pickerel (1) Golden shiner (38) pH 6.9 Warrnouth (5) Yellow bullhead (1) Total Alk. 33. 0 ppm Bluespotted sunfish (2) Tadpole madtom (2) Temp. 63 °F. Banded sunfish (2) American eel (P) • Av. width 30 ft. Purnpkinseed ( 13) Mosquitofish (13) Av. depth 1.5 ft. Bluegill (15) Pirate perch (3) Velocity Imp. ft./sec. Scalyhead darter (1) Volume 4,500 cf 100 ft. Secchi disc 6 in. Fish Food Organisms Bottom type Silt, clay Tendipedidae (5) Ani sopt era ( 1 ) Aquatic Vegetation Oligochaeta (120) None Hemiptera (2d Av . vol./ft~ 1.1cc Av. no./ft. 128

7-A-1 Ivy Creek (Hertford County) Ecol. Class. Redfin warmouth June 21, 1962 Sanitation Class. D. County Road #1311 - 5 miles west of Length of sample area 25 yds. Como. This is a very small, frequently turbid stream of the Coastal Plain. It is a short stream and access is limited. However, at the accessible points~ fishing for redfin pickerel should be fair . Fishing pressure is very light, and the stream is too small to be of fishing importance. Sampling indicated that the stream bottom was rich in fish-food organisms.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Species 02 6.2 ppm Game Non- game CO2 9.9 ppm Redfin pickerel (24) Eastern mudminnow (54) pH 6.5 Chain pickerel (3) Golden shiner (21) Total Alk. 15.0 ppm Mud sunfish (7) Lake chubsucker (28) Temp. 71 °F. Flier (4) Yellow bullhead (26) Av. width 9.1 ft. Warmouth (1) Tadpole madtom (1) • Av. depth 0.5 ft. Banded sunfish (11) Ame rican eel (P) Velocity 0.3 ft./sec. Pumpkinseed (1) Pirate perch (95) Volume 1.3 cfs Johnny darter (9) Secchi disc 5 in. Bottom type Muck, sand, gravel, detritus Fish Food Organisms Tendipedidae (39) Tabanidae (1) Aquatic Vegetation Trichoptera (2) Coleoptera (27) Pondweed Anisoptera (2) Oligochaeta (116) Pickerelweed Gastropoda (6) Pelecypoda (3) Amphipoda (105) Isopoda (3) Hirudinea (2) Av . vol./ft.2 1 .8cc Av . no./ft.2 306 A-15

9-A-1 Jacks Swamp (Northampton County) Ecol. Class. Redfin warmouth June 6, 1962 Sanitation Class. D Co. Road #1203 - 1.5 miles south of Length of sample area 25 yds. Pleasant Hill. This is a small, black-water stream of the Coastal Plain. It is a good fishing stream for redfin and chain pi ckerel, and fishing pressure is moderate. This stream should be fished from the bank or while wading. There was good species diversifi- cation and size class distribution.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Species 5.4 ppm Game Non-game 9.9 ppm Redfin pickerel (7) Eastern mud.minnow (J) 6.7 Chain pickerel (26) Golden shiner (23) • Alk • 16.0 ppm Mud sunfish (3) Ironcolor shiner (54) Temp . 72 °F. Warmouth (2) Lake chubsucker (7) Av. width 11 .O ft. Bluespotted sunfish (12)Yellow bullhead (1) Av. depth 1 .J ft. Banded sunfish ( 16 ) Margined madtom (2) Velocity Imp. ft./sec. Pumpkinseed (15) Swampfish (2) Volume 1,430 cf 100 ft. Pirate perch (68) Secchi disc 21 in. Fish Food Organisms Johnny darter (6) Bottom type Sand, gravel, rock Tendipedidae (52) Sawcheek darter (5) Ceratopogonidae (1) Hydracarina (4) Aquatic Vegetation Col eoptera (3) Cambarinae (1) Arrow-arum Ephemeroptera (1) Av. vol./ft, 2 0.5cc Smart weed Oligochaet~ (22) Av. no./ft. 2 84

7-B-12 Kirbys Creek (Northampton County) Ecol. Class. Largemouth -pickerel June 7, 1962 Sanitation Class. C County Road # 1358 - 1.5 miles Leng h of sample area 50 yds . southeast of Pendleton This is a moderate-size, black-water stream of the Coastal Plain. It should provide excellent fishing for chain pickerel, yellow perch and redbreast sunfish. Fishing pressure is heavy. This stream should be fished f rom the bank or from a small boat; however, the operation of a boat may be difficult be,Jause of logs in the creek. Boats would have to be launched at any access·,ble point. It is felt that the blackness of the water and the shade from overhanging trees adversely affected the fish pick-up as the distressed fish were very diffi~ult to see. Sampling indicated the stream bottom to be very rich in fish-food organisms.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Specie~ 02 5. 8 ppm Game Non-game CO2 9.9 ppm Chain pickerel (11) Golden shiner (1 1) • pH 6.J Warmouth (9) Ironcolor shiner (J) Total Alk. 19 .o ppm Bluespotted sunfish (2) Tadpole madtom (3) Temp. 72 Op• Banded sunfish (9) Margined madtom (5) Av. width JO. 7 ft. Redbreast sunfish (J) American eel (P)

Av . depth 3 0 7 ft 0 Bluegill (3) Pirate perch (36) Velocity Imp . ft./sec . Largemouth bass (2) J ohnny darter (JO) Volume 11,360 cf 100 ft. Yellow perch (9) Sawcheek darter (2) Secchi disc 28 in. Fish Food Organisms Bottom type Muck, sand, detritus Tendipedodae (133) Hydracarina (5) Ceratopogonidae (3 ) Chaoborinae ( 1) Aquatic Vegetation Coleoptera (21) Trichoptera (12) Pickerelweed Anisoptera (3 ) Epheme roptera (2) Amphipoda (5) Gastropoda (J) Oligochaeta (8) Hirudinea (4~ Pelecypoda (1) Av . vol./ft. 1.8cc Av. no/ft. 2 201 A-16

8-A-3 Meherrin River (Northampton County) Ecol. Class. Carp catfish August 23, 1962 Sanitation Class. C County Road 1339 Length of sample area 50 yds. At this point, this is a moderate-size, frequently turbid stream of the Coastal Plain. It is a very good fishing stream for redbreast sunfish, white perch and channel catfish. Fishing pressure is moderate. This stream should be fished from the bank or from a small boat. Boats would have to be launched at any accessible point. Since this section of the river elbows out of and back into Virginia, fishermen should be sure to have the proper fishing license. This stream carries, from Virginia into North Carolina, pollution from six cities and towns and from one industrial operations which has a combined PE of 25»000.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of S:eecies 02 6.2 ppm Game Non- game CO2 4.5 ppm White perch (20) Longnose gar (P) • pH 7.2 Redbreast sunfish (13) Blueback herring (1) Total ' Alk. 38.0 ppm Bluegill (3) Sil very minnow ( 113) Temp. 77 OF. Largemouth bass (1) Bluehead chub (1) Av. width 85 ft. Yellow perch (2) Satinfin shiner (19) Av. depth 2 .1 ft . Spottail shiner (37) Velocity 1 .2 ft . /sec. Fish Food Organisms Swallowtail shiner (3) Volume 217.8 cfs Tendipedidae (42) Suckennouth redhorse (32) Secchi disc 31 in. Ceratopogonidae (1) Redhorse spp . (42) Bottom type Clay, sand, gravel, Oligochaeta (20) Yellow bullhead ( 1) detritus Av. vol./ft.2 0.2cc ChaP.nel catfish (170) Av. no./ft.2 63 Margined madtom (1) Aguatic Vegetation Pirate pe rch ( 1 ) None Johnny darter ( 13)

Catfish 7-A-2 Meherrin River (Northampton-Hertford Co. Line) Ecol. Class. sucker August 22, 1962 Sanitation Class. C County Road # 1355 from Severn to Como Length of sample area 100 yds. At this point, this is a moderate-size, highly fluctuating, frequently turbid stream of the Coastal Plain. Fishing pressure is light despite an excellent population of channel catfish and a good population of white perch. This is due primarily to the inaccessibility of the river and the abundance of logs in the river which all but prohibits the use of boats. This stream should be fished from the bank at any accessible point. Sampling·indicated that fish- food organisms in the stream bottom are very scarce (two of four Ekman samples wer e void of organisms). Game fish were poorly represented in the fish sampling.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Species 02 7.2 ppm Game Non-game CO2 5.4 ppm White perch (9) Alewife (9) • pH 7.2 Redbreast sunfish (2) Silvery minnow (18) Total Alk. 40.0 ppm Satinfin shiner (8) Temp. 80 °F. Spottail shiner (28) Av. width 50 ft. Swallowtail shiner (1) Av. depth 4 ft. Suckermouth redhorse (8) Velocity 1 ft./sec. Redhorse spp. (62) Volume 200 cfs Fish Food Organisms White catfish (1) Secchi disc 20 in. Ephemeroptera (8) Channel catfish (268) Bottom type Clay, sand, gravel, Oligochaeta (2) Margined madtom (1) detritus Gastropoda (1) Johnny darter (3) Hydracarina ~2) Glassy darter (2) Aquatic Vegetation Av. vol./ft. 0.1cc Shield darter (2) None Av. no./ft.2 13 A-17

7-B-10 Meherrin River (Hertford County) Ecol. Class. Catfish sucker August 22, 1962 Sanitation Class. C 2 miles downstream from Highway 258 bridge.Length of sample area 100 yds. At this point, this is a moderate-size, frequently turbid stream of the Coastal Plain. It is a very good fishing stream for largemouth bass, redbreast sunfish, pumpkinseed, bluegill, and chain pickerel. The channel catfish population is only fair at this point. Fishing pressure is moderate. Boats, with motors, are recommended for fishing in this area. Boats may be launched from the N. C. Wildlife Resources Commission access area located at Highway 258 bridge. Local residents reported excellent seasonal catches of white perch and "herring". There was very good species diversification and size-class distribution.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Species 0 5.0 ppm Game Non-game c62 9.9 ppm Chain pickerel (5) Bowfin (1) • pH 7.0 Warmouth (3) Blueback herring (203) Total Alk. 39.0 ppm Bluespotted sunfish (10)Alewife (4) Temp. 78 °F. Redbreast sunfish (27) Atlantic menhaden (4) Salinity O.O}b sea water Pumpkinseed (49) Gizzard shad (1) Av. width 200 ft. Bluegill (14) Silvery minnow (253) Av. depth 7 ft. Largemouth bass (4) Golden shiner (63) Velocity Imp. ft./sec. Yellow perch (13) Spottail shiner (14) Volume 140,000 cf 100 ft. Lake chubsucker (22) Secchi disc 25 in. Fish Food Organisms Redhorse spp. (5) Bottom type Silt, sand, detritus Tendipedidae (17) Channel catfish (38). Coleoptera (3) Tadpole madtom (8) Aguatic Vegetation Ephemeroptera (1) American eel (P) Water lily Zygoptera (1) Pirate perch (14) Oligochaeta (37) Scalyhead darter (1) Av. vol./ft. 2 0.5cc Amphipoda (2) Johnny darter (18) Av. no./ft.2 62 Trichoptera ( 1)

6-B-12 Meherrin River (H ertford County) Ecol. Class. Tidal August 16, 1962 Sanitation Class. C 4 miles upstream from mouth Length of sample area 100 yds. At this point, this is a large, blackwater stream of the Coastal Plain which is affected by wind tides. It is a good fishing stream for largemouth bass, chain pickerel and various pan fish. Fishing pressure is moderate . Boats, with motors, are r ecommended for fishing in this area. Boats may be launched at Winton, on the Chowan River, or to a very limited extent (limited by a lack of parking space for cars and trailers) at Parker's Ferry. Sampling revealed a very good forage-fish population.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Species • 02 7.4 ppm Game Non-game CO2 3.6 ppm Chain pickerel (3) Longnose gar (1) pH 7.2 Warmouth (3) Blueback herring (1176) Total Alk. 39.0 ppm Redbreast sunfish (13)Alewife (3) Temp. 79 °F. Pumpkinseed (31) Gizzard shad (3) Salinity 0.0% sea water Bluegill (7) Silvery minnow (35) Av. width 300 .ft. Largemouth bass (4) Spottail shiner (3) Av. depth 10 ft. Yellow perch (8) Lake chubsucker (15) Velocity Imp. ft./sec. Redhorse spp. (1 ) Volume 300,000 cf 100 ft. Tadpole madtom (1) Se cchi disc 24 in. American eel (P) Bottom type Muck, sand, gravel, detritus Mosquitofish (4) Pirate perch (4) (6-B-12 Continued on Page A-18) Scalyhead darter (2) Johnny darter (12) A-18

Aquatic Vegetation Fish Food Organisms Water lily Tendipedidae (13) Pelecypoda (2) Arrow-arum Coleoptera (2) Chaoborinae (9) Bulrush Oligochaeta (9) Anisoptera (1) Isopoda (1) Av. vol./ft 2 0.3cc Amphipoda (4) Av. no./ft. 2 41

6-A-5 Nottoway River (Hertford County) Ecol. Class. Tidal August 7, 1962 Sanitation Class. C From Virginia Line to confluence Length of sample area 100 yds. with Blackwater River At this point, this is a large, black-water stream of the Coastal Plain which is affected by wind tides. It is a very good fishing stream for largemouth bass, white perch, bluegill and channel catftsh. Fishing pressure is heavy. Boats, • with motors, are recommended for fishing in this area. Boats may be launched at Battle's Beach, Virginia for a small fee. Sampling revealed a very good species diversification, size class distribution and forage- fish population.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Species 02 4.4 ppm Game Non-game CO2 12.6 ppm Chain pickerel (3) Longnose gar (10) pH 6.7 White perch (1) Bowfin (3) Total Alk. 22.0 ppm Flier (1) Blueback herring (753) Temp. 76 °F. Warmouth (2) Alewife (21) Salinity 0.0% sea water Redbreast sunfish ( 5)Silvery minnow (199) Av. width 300 ft. Pumpkinseed (4) Golden shiner (3) Av. depth 13 ft. Bluegill (57) Spottail shiner (8) Velocity Imp. ft./sec. Largemouth bass (10) Lake chubsucker (21) Volume 390,000 cf 100 ft. Black crappie (4) Redhorse spp. (12) Secchi disc 24 in. Yellow perch (10) White catfish (28) Bottom type Silt, sand, gravel, Yellow bullhead (7) detritus Fish Food Organisms Brown bullhead (1) Tendipedidae (8) Channel catfish (23) Aquatic Vegetation Trichoptera (1) Tadpole madtom (23) Yellow water lily Anisoptera ( 1) Margined madtom (2) Oligochaeta (32) Pirate perch (11) Pelecypoda (3) Scalyhead darter (1) Hydracarina (1) JohrLDY darter (12) Chaoborinae (1) Coleoptera (1) Av. vol./ft. 0.3cc Av. no./ft.2 48 • A-19

7-B-5 Old Tree Swamp (Hertford County) Ecol. Class. Redfin warmouth August 29, 1962 Sanitation Class. D County Road #1167 - 5 miles south of Length of sample area 25 yds. Murfreesboro. This is a small, black-water stream of the Coastal Plain. Redfin pickerel and mud sunfish were the dominant game species. Fishing pressure is light. Approximately 5C'I% of the stream is covered with parrot feather and 2a/o water lily giving the stream a very 11 snaky" appearance . Sampling indicated that the stream bottom is rich in fish-food organisms.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Species 02 3.4 ppm Game Non-game CO2 18.9 ppm Redfin pickerel (5) Eastern mudminnow (3) pH 6.5 Chain pickerel (1) Golden shiner (8) • Total Alk • 28.0 ppm Mud sunfish (5) Ironcolor shiner (2) Temp. Bluespotted sunfish (1) Lake chubsucker (10) Av • . with 11.5 ft. Banded sunfish (11) Yell.ow bull head (1) Av. depth 2 ft. American eel (P) Velocity Imp. ft./sec. Mosquitofish (9) Volume 2,300 cf 100 ft. Pirate perch (24) Secchi disc 30 in. Scalyhead darter (1) Bottom type SiJ.t, detritus Fish Food Organisms Sawcheek darter ( 1) Sand, gravel Tendipedidae (18) Coleoptera (?) · Tipulidae (1) Anisoptera (1) Aquatic Vegetation Ephemeroptera (3) Hemiptera (4 ) Water lily Oligochaeta (20) Amphipoda (3) Parrot feather Gastropoda (4) Hydracarina ~1) Isopoda (2) Av. vol./ft~ 2.8cc Tabanidae (1) Av . no./ft. 65

7-B-7 Paddys Delight Creek (Northampton County) Ecol. Class. Redfin warmouth August 28, 1962 Sani t.ation Class. B County Road #1510 - 2 miles south of Milwaukee. L3ngth of sample area 25 yds. This is a small, intermittant, black-water stream of the Coastal P_ain. Despite the low dissolved oxygen content in this stagnated pool, no dist~essed fish were observed. The size-class distribution was unusually good. Redfin pL,kerel, chain pickerel and black crappie were the dominant game species. SamplJ.ng revealed an excellent population of golden shiner. Centrarchidae diversification was excellent.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Species 0.8 ppm Game Non-game 28.8 ppm Redfin pickerel (33) Bowfin (P) • 5.6 Chain pickerel (5) Eastern mudminnow (1) Alk. 19.0 ppm Mud sunfish (3) Golden shiner (168) Temp. 71 °F. Flier (8) Lake chubsucker (7) Av. width 10 ft. Warmouth (6) Yellow bullhead (2) Av. depth 1. 5 ft. Bluespotted sunfish (4) Starhead topminnow (1) Velocity Imp. ft ./sec. Banded sunfish ( 12) Mosquitofish ( 16) Volume Pumpkinseed (2) Swampfish (1) Secchi disc 16 in. Bluegill (36) Pirate perch (2) Bottom type Clay, sand, detritus Largemouth bass ( 1) Black crappie (9) Aquatic Vegetation Fish Food Organisms Water lily Tendipedidae (1) Hirudinea (2) Bulrush Coleoptera (4) Hemiptera (2) Anisoptera (1) Av. vol./ft.2 0.3cc Oligochaeta (8) Av. no./ft.2 18 A-20

7-B-8 Panther Creek (Northampton County) Ecol. Class. Redfin warmouth August 29, 1962 Sanitation Class. D Highway 258 bridge Length of sample area 25 yds. This is a small, sluggish, black-water stream of the Coastal Plain. Sampling revealed a poor fish population with nrud sunfish being the dominant game fish. Fishing pressure is light.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Species 02 5.4 ppm Game Non-game CO2 12.6 ppm Redfin pickerel (1) Golden shiner (9) pH 5.5 Mud sunfish (5) Ironcolor shiner (1) Total Alk. Banded sunfish (5) Lake chubsucker (6) Temp. 1lao ~~ Pumpki.nseed (1) American eel (P ) Av. width 18 ft. Bluegill (3 ) Pirate perch (14) Av. depth J.5 ft. Scalyhead darter (3) • Velocity Imp. ft./sec. Volume 6,300 cf 100 f t. Fish Food Organisms Secchi disc 19 in. Tendipedidae (1 ) Bottom type Silt, sand, detritus Chaoborinae (3) Oligochaeta (200) Aquatic Vegetation Hydracarina (2) None Av. vol./ftp2 1.6cc Av. no./ft.2 206

5-C-2 Pembroke Creek (Chowan County) Ecol. Class. Tidal September 24, 1962 Sanitation Class. C Highway 17 bridge Length of sample area½ acre This is a moderate-size, black-water stream of the Coastal Plain which is affected by wind tides. Sampling was conducted in a snail cove. This is an excellent fishing stream for largemouth bass, warmouth, pumpki.nseed, bluegill, redbreast sunfish, yellow perch and chain pickerel. Boats, with motors, are recommended for fishing in this stream. Boats may be launched from any accessible point or from the N. C. Wildlife Resources Cormn:i.ssion access area at Highway 17 bridge on the Chowan River. Sampling revealed that fish-food organisms in the bottom are scarce.

Chemical and Ph~sical Data Checklist of Species 02 5.4 ppm Game Non-game CO2 10.0 ppm Redfin pickerel (1) Golden shiner (8) pH 7.6 Chain pickerel (4) Margined madtom (9) Total Alk. 23 .o ppm Flier ( 1) American eel (P) Temp. 71 OF. Warmouth (20) Pirate perch (9) Salinity o. 16 Bluespotted sunfish (3) Av. width 200 ft. Banded sunfish (31) • Av. depth 6 ft. Redbreast sunfish (5) Velocity Imp. ft./sec. Pumpki.nseed ( 124) Volume 120,000 cf 100 ft. Bluegill (9) Secchi disc 35 in. Largemouth bass (5) Bottom type Silt, detritus Yellow perch (JO) Fish Food Organisms Aquatic Vegetation Tendipedidae (3) Hirudinea ( 1d Water lily Oligochaeta (6) Av. vol./ft~ 0.1cc Pickerelweed Amphipoda (4) Av. no • /ft. 14 Pennywort A-21

5-C-3 Pollock Swamp (Chowan County) Ecol. Class. Redfin warmouth September 24, 1962 Sanitation Class. D County Road 1208 bridge Length of sample area 50 yds. This is a moderate-size, black-water stream of the Coastal Plain. It is a fair fishing stream for pan fish and fishing pressure is light. This stream should be fished from a small boat which should be launched from any accessible point. Sampling indicated that the stream bottom is rich in fish-food organisms. Despite the extremely low dissolved o:xygen content, no distressed fish were observed.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Species 02 0.3 ppm Garne Non-game CO2 28.0 ppm Redfin pickerel (1) Golden shiner (1) pH 6.5 Flier (3) Lake chubsucker (1) Total Alk. 31 .o ppm Warmouth (29) Tadpole madtom (2) Temp • 67 OF. Banded sunfish ( 16) Mosquitofish (3) • Salinity 0.0% sea water Pumpkinseed (10) Pirate perch (22) Av. width 60 ft. Bluegill (10) Scalyhead darter (69) Av. depth 8 ft. Yellow perch (1) Velocity Imp. ft • /sec • Volume 48,000 cf 100 ft. Fish Food Organisms Secchi disc 31 in. Tendipedidae (6) Oligochaeta (17) Bottom type Sand, detritus Anisoptera (3) Pelecypoda (4) Hemiptera (1) Hi rudinea ( 1~ Aguatic Vegetation Amphipoda (1) Av. vol./ft 1.1cc Water lily Hydracarina (8) Av. no./ft. 2 212 Pickerelweed Chaoborinae (17 1)

8-B-2 Potecasi Creek (Northampton County) Ecol. Class. Redfin warmouth July 24, 1962 Sanitation Class. C County Road # 1500 - 2 miles northeast Length of sample area 25 yds. of Jackson. At this point, this is a small, black-water stream of the Coastal Plain. It is a good fishing stream for redfin pickerel. Fishing pressure is light. This stream should be fished from the barik.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Species 02 4.2 ppm Game Non=game CO2 18.0 ppm Redfin pickerel (34) Eastern mud.minnow (2) pH 5.0 Mud sunfish (3) Golden shiner (14) Total Alk. 13.0 ppm Flier (2) Lake chubsucker (14) Temp. 72 °F. Warmouth (3) Yellow bullhead (56) Av. width 12.5 ft. Bluespotted sunfish (3) Brown bullhead (3) Av. depth 2.5 ft. American eel (P) Velocity Imp. ft./sec. Swampfish ( 1) • Volume 3,150 cf 100 ft. Fish Food Organisms Pirate perch (33) Secchi disc 21 in. Tendipedidae (33) Banded sunfish (5) Bottom type Muck, sand, gravel, Coleoptera (1) Sawcheek darter (2) detritus Oligochaeta (62) Hemiptera (3) Aguatic Vegetation Hydracarina (1) None Cladocera (11 Av. vol./ft. 0.9cc Av. no./ft.2 101 A-22

7-B-6 Potecasi Creek (Northampton County) Ecol. Class. Redfin warmouth June 12, 1962 Sanitation Class. C Highway 258 bridge Length of sample area 25 yds. At this point, this is a small, fast-flowing, black-water stream of the Coastal Plain. It should provide good fishing for redbreast sunfish and redfin pickerel. This stream will have to be fished from accessible points or, though difficult, while wading. Sampling indicated that the stream bottom is fairly rich in fish­ food organisms.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Species 02 4.4 ppm Game Non-game CO2 11.7 ppm Redfin pickerel (25) Golden shiner (5) pH 6.5 Chain pickerel (8) Lake chubsucker (4) Total Alk. 21.0 ppm Warmouth (2) American eel (P) Temp. 72 op• Bluespotted sunfish ( 1 ) Pirate perch (41) • Av. width 19 ft. Banded sunfish (3) Johnny darter (1) Av. depth 1 .8 ft. Redbreast sunfish (4) Sawcheek darter (9) Velocity 0.8 ft./sec. Bluegill (3) Volume 31.2 cfs Fish Food Organisms Secchi disc 31 in. Tendipedidae (43) Anisoptera (2) Bottom type Sand, gravel, rock, Trichoptera (6) Ephemeroptera (15) detritus Oligochaeta (16) Pele cypoda ( 2) Gastropoda ( 1 ) Isopoda ( 13) Aguatic Vegetation Amphipoda (38) Hydr acar ina ( 1) Smartweed Hirudinea ( 1 ) Av. vol./ft.2 0.7cc Simulidae (24) Av . no./ft.2 162

6-B-11 Potecasi Creek (Hertford County) Ecol. Class. La~gemouth pickerel August 24, 1962 Sanitation Class. C 5 miles upstream from mouth Length of sample area½ acre At this point, this is a moderate-size, black-water stream of the Coastal Plain which is slightly affected by wind tides. It is a fair fishing stream for large­ mouth bass and various pan fish. Fishing pressure is moderate. Boats j with motors, are recommended for fishing in this area. Boats should be launched at any accessible point or at Parker's Ferry on the Meherrin River. Fishermen are advised to add a snake-bite kit to their tackle box when fishing here. Sampling indicated that the stream bottom is fairly rich in fish-food organisms. There was good species diversification.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Species 02 2.4 ppm Game Non-game CO2 12.6 ppm Redfin pickerel (2) Longnose gar (P) pH 6.7 Chain pickerel (2) Blueback herring (480) Total Alk. 26,0 ppm Warmouth (11) Alewife (2) Temp. 78 op. Bluespotted sunfish (1)Gizzard shad (10) Salinity 0.0% sea water Banded sunfish (6) Silvery minnow (89) Av. width 100 ft. Pumpkinseed (8) Golden shiner (12) Av. depth 7 ft. Bluegill (38) Lake chubsucker (11) Velocity Imp. ft./sec. Largemouth bass (3) Yellow bullhead (1) Volume 70,000 cf 100 ft. Yellow perch (4) Channel catfish (1) Secchi disc 22 in. Tadpole madtom (11) Bottom type Muck, silt, sand, American eel (P ) detritus Fish Food Organisms Mosquitofish (3) Tendipedidae (46)Chaoborinae(J6) Pirate perch (4) Aguatic Vegetation Trichoptera (2) Coleoptera (3) Scalyhead darter (4) Water lily Ephemeroptera (5)Anisoptera (2) Sawcheek darter (1) Oligochaeta (22) Isopoda (3) Av. vol./ft.2 0,8cc Hirudinea (1) Hydracarina (1) Av. no./ft.2 121 A-23

5-C-1 Queen Anne Creek (Chowan County) Ecol. Class. Largemouth pickerel September 24, 1962 Sanitation Class. C Highway 32 bridge Length of sample area 50 yds. This is a moderate-size, black-water stream of the Coastal Plain. It is a good fishing stream for pan fish, and fishing pressure is moderate. De~ite the low dissolved oxygen content, no distressed fish were observed. This stream should be fished from the bank, at accessible points, or from a small boat. Boats should be launched at any accessible point.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Species 02 106 ppm Game Non~game CO2 37 .O ppm Redfin pickerel (3) Blueback herring (98) pH 605 Chain pickerel (2) Go lden shiner (51) Total Alk. 34.0 ppm Warmouth ( 11 ) Spott ail shiner ( 1) Temp • 65 op. Bluespotted sunfish (?)Lake chubsucker (6 ) • Salinity 0.078% sea water Banded sunfish (150) American eel (P) Av. width 40 ft. Pumpkinseed (54) Mosquitofish (88) Av. depth 5 ft. Bluegill (16) Pi rate perch (22) Velocity Imp. ft . /sec • Black crappie (1) Scalyhead darter (92) Volume 20,000 cf 100 ft. Yellow perch (27) Secchi disc 39 in. Fish Food Organisms Bottom type Sand, detritus Tendipedidae (8) Anisoptera (6) Ephemeroptera ( 17) Pelecypoda ( 9) Aquatic Vegetation Oligochaeta (19) Hirudinea (3) Water lily Gastropoda (1) Hydracarina ~10) Pickerelweed Amphipoda (1) Av. vol./ft,.. · Oo5 cc Na jas spp. Chaoborinae (2) Av. no./ft.2 76 Chara

8-B-3 Ramsey Creek (Northampton County) Ecol. Class. Redfin warmouth June 8, 1962 Sanitation Class. D Highway J05 bridge Length of sample area 25 yds. This is a small, frequently turbid, black-water stream of the Coa stal Plain. Despite the low dissolved oxygen content, no distressed fish were observed. This should be an excellent fishing stream for redfin pickerel. It should be fished from the bank or while wading . Fishing pressure is light .

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Species 02 2.1 ppm Game Non-game CO2 27.9 ppm Redfin pickerel (24) Eastern mudmi nnow ( 1) pH 6.J Mud sunfi sh ( 1 ) Golden shiner (5) Total Alk. 40.0 ppm Flier (1) Lake chubsucker (19) Temp. 69 °F. Warmouth (2) Yellow bullhead (2) Av. width 11 .3 ft. Bluespotted sunfish (1) American eel (P) Av. depth 1.2 ft. Banded sunfish (6) Swampfish ( 1) Velocity Imp. ft./sec. Bluegill (1) . Pirate perch (30) Volume 1 ,3 56 cf 100 ft. Secchi disc 12 in. Fish Food Organisms Bottom type Muck, sand, gravel, Tendipedi.dae (4) detritus Oligochaeta f31) Av. vol./ft~ 0.5cc Aquatic Vegetation Av. noo/ft. 35 Arrow-arum A-24

5-C-5 Rockyhock Creek (Chowan County) Ecol. Class. Largemouth pickerel September 25, 1962 Sanitation Class. B County Road #1222 - 400 yds. Length of sample area 50 yds. downstream from Bennett Mill Pond This is a moderate-size, black-water stream of the Coastal Plain. Aquatic vegetation is abundant. It is a good fishing stream for largemouth bass, flier, warmouth, bluegill and black crappie. Fishing pressure is light. This stream should be fished from a small boat which should be launched from any accessible point. Sampling indicated that fish-food organisms in the stream bottom are scarce.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Species 02 4.0 ppm Game Non-game CO2 8.5 ppm Flier (11) Golden shiner (9) • pH 6.5 Warrnouth (33) Tadpole madtom (1) Total Alk. 25.0 ppm Bluespotted sunfish (3) American eel (P) Temp. 66 °F. Banded sunfish (3) Mosquitofish (1) Av. width 75 ft. Bluegill (14) Pirate per~h (1 0) Av. depth 4 ft. Largemouth bass (3) Sawcheek darter (2) Velocity Imp. ft./sec. Black crappie (15) Volume J0,000 cf 100 ft. Yellow perch (1) Secchi disc JO in. Bottom type Sand Fish Food Organisms Tendipedidae (3) Aquatic Vegetation Chaoborinae (4) Water lily, Duckweed (1 00,£) Oligochaeta ~14) Coontail, Chara Av. vol./ft~ 0.1cc Najas, Pickerelweed Av. no ./ft .- 21

8-A-1 Rogers Swamp (Northampton County) Ecol. Class. Redfin warmouth June 7, 1962 Sanitation Class. D County Road # 1346 - 2.5 miles east Length of sample area 25 yds. of Margarettsville. This is a small, black-water stream of the Coastal Plain. It should be fished from the bank or while wading . Sampling revealed a good population of redfin pickerel. I Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Species 02 5.6 ppm Game Non-game CO2 9.0 ppm Redfin pickerel (12) Eastern mudminnow (18) pH 6.5 Chain pickerel (3) Golden shiner (8) Total Alk. 21 .o ppm Mud sunfish (2) Lake chubsucker (5) Temp. 66 Of• Flier (2) Tadpole madtom (8) ' Av. width 17.5 ft. Warmouth (6) American eel (P) Av. depth 1.9 ft. Bluespotted sunfish (11)Swampfish (5) Velocity Imp. ft./sec. Banded sunfish (23) Pirat e perch (137) Volume 3,325 cf 100 ft. Pumpkinseed (10) Johnny darter (7) Secchi disc 24 in. Bluegill (9) Sawcheek darter (7) Bottom type Muck, sand, detritus Fish Food Organisms Tendipedidae (86) Ceratopogonidae (1) Aquatic Vegetation Chaoborinae (2) Oligochaeta (254) Arrow-arum Culicidae ( 1) Gastropoda ( 1 ) Smartweed Coleoptera (6) Hydracarina 11) Pondweed Ephemeropter a (1) Av. vol./ft~ 0.9cc Anisoptera (1) Av. no./ft.~ 354 A-25

6-C-1 Salmon Creek (Bertie County) Ecol. Class. Tidal September 5, 1962 Sanitation Class, C Highway 17 bridge Length of sample area 50 yds. This is a moderate-size, black-water stream of the Coastal Plain which is affected by wind tides. It is a good fishing stream for largemouth bass, warmouth, black crappie and yellow perch. Fishing pressure is moderate. This stream should be fished from a boat. Boats may be launched at the Highway 17 bridge. The Centrarchidae diversification was excellent. Despite the very low dissolved oxygen content, no distressed fish were observed.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Species 02 o.6 ppm Game Non-game CO2 16.2 ppm Flier (1) Blueback herring (79) pH 6.5 Warmouth ( 10) Carp ( 1) Total Alk. 27.0 ppm Bluespotted sunfish (2) Golden shiner (21) Temp. 76 °F. Banded sunfish (10) Lake chubsucker (4) Salinity 0.0% sea water Pumpkinseed ( 1) American eel (P) Av. width 50 ft. Bluegill ( 14) Pirate perch (6) Av. depth 6 ft. Largemouth bass (3) Scalyhead darter (33) Velocity Imp. ft./sec. Black crappie (9) Sawcheek darter (1) Volume 30,000 cf 100 ft. Yellow perch (5 ) Secchi disc 24 in. Bottom type Muck, sand, detritus Fish Food Organisms Tend.ipedidae Z2) Aquatic Vegetation Chaoborinae (76) Yellow water lily Oligochaeta (88) Bulrush Hirudinea (1) Arrow-arum Hydracarina £6) Av . vol./ft~ 0.9cc Av. no./ft. 173

6-A-3 Somerton Creek (Gates County) Ecol. Class. Largemouth pickerel August 9, 1962 Sanitation Clas-s. C 1 mile upstream from mouth Length of sample area 50 yds. This is a moderate-size, black-water stream of the Coastal Plain which is affected by wind tides. It is a good fishing stream for warmouth and bluegiJJ. and is reportedly a good fishing stream for largemouth bass, black crappie and chain pickerel. Boats, with motors, are recommended for fishing in t his stream. Boats should be launched at any accessible point. Despite the low dissolved oxygen content, no distressed fish were observed. Sampling indicated that the stream bottom is rich in fish-food organisms.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Species 02 1.8 ppm Game Non-game CO2 14.6 ppm Chain pickerel (P) Blueback herring (37) pH 6.0 Flier ( 1) Alewife ( 13 ) Total Alk. 21.0 ppm Warmouth (15) Gizzard shad (31) Temp. 75 °F. Banded sunfish (10) Silvery minnow (155) Salinity 0.0% sea water Bluegill (12) Golden shiner (17) Av. width 100 ft. Largemouth bass (2) Spottail shiner (1) Av. depth 6 ft. Black crappie (22) Lake chub sucker (36 ) Velocity Imp. ft./sec.Yellow perch (1) Tadpole madtom (7) Volume 60,000 cf 100 ft. American eel (P) Secchi disc 22 in. Pirate perch (6) Bottom type Muck, sand, detritus Scalyhead darter (11)

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Aquatic Vegetation Fish Food Organisms Water lily Tendipedidae (77) Chaoborinae (2) Coleoptera (5) Ephemeroptera (5) Anisoptera (8) Oligochaeta (24) Isopoda (22) Pelecypoda (7) Gastropoda (1) Hirudinea (5~ Hydracarina (4) Av. vol./ft. 1.0cc Av . no./ft.2 160

6-C-3 Stoney Creek (Bertie County) Ecol. Class. Redfin warrnouth August 30, 1962 Sanitation Class. D County Road 1215 bridge Length of sample area 35 yds.

This is a small, frequently turbid stream of the Coastal Plain. It is a fair fishing stream for redfin pickerel and flier. Fishing pressure is moderate. A heavy film of oil or creosote covered the surface at the time of the sample. Due to the abundance of sticks and logs on the stream bottom, only two Ekman samples were taken: the number and volume of bottom organisms per square foot were computed from these two samples. De spite the very low dissolved oxygen content, no distressed fish were observed.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Species 02 o.6 ppm Game Non-game CO2 27.9 ppm Redfin pickerel (12) Golden shiner (78) pH 6.7 Chain pickerel (3) Lake chubsucker (14) Total Alk. 51.0 ppm Flier (12) Yellow bullhead (2) Temp. 75 °F. i arrnouth ( 1) Tadpole rnadtom (3) Av. width 25 ft. Banded sunfish (52) American eel (P) Av. depth 2.6 ft. Pumpkinseed (2) Mosquitofish ( 1) Velocity Imp. ft./sec. Bluegill (2) Pirate perch (40) Volume 6,500 cf 100 ft. Yellow perch (1) Sawcheek darter (9) Secchi disc 16 in. Bottom type Clay, sand, detritus Fish Food Organisms Tendipedidae (1) Culicidae (1) Coleoptera (1) Oligochaeta (15) Aquatic Ve getation Gastropoda (16) I sopoda (1) Water lily Hemiptera (2) Hydracarina (1) Arrow-arum Av. vol./ft.2 6.6cc Coontail Av . no./ft.2 76 Smartweed A-27

5-B-3 Trotman Creek (Gates County) Ecol. Class. Largemouth pickerel September 25, 1962 Sanitation Class. C 5 miles upstream from mouth Length of sample area 35 yds. This is a moderate-size, black-water stream of the Coastal Plain. It is inaccessible and is a relatively poor fishing stream. Fishing pressure is light. Boats, launched from any accessible point, are recommended for fishing in this stream. Despite the low dissolved oxygen content, no distressed fish were observed. Sampling indicates that there is an abundance of Oligochaeta in the stream bottom.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Species 02 0.9 ppm Game Non-game CO2 13 .O ppm Flier ( 10) Golden shiner (23) pH 6. 1 Warmouth (14) Mosquitofish (1) Total Alk. 21 .o ppm Bluespotted sunfish (2) Pirate perch (37) Temp. 65 °F. Banded sunfish (13) Scalyhead darter (9) Salinity 0.0% sea water Pumpkinseed ( 13 ) Av. width 60 ft. Bluegill (3) Av. depth 5 ft. Black crappie (12) Velocity Imp • ft • /sec • Yellow perch ( 1) Volume 30,000 cf 100 ft. Secchi disc 24 in. Fish Food Organisms Bottom type Sand, detritus Tendipedidae (6) Chaoborinae (68) Aquatic Vegetation Oligochaeta (557) Yellow water lily Pelecypoda (2) Bladderwort Hydracarina (2) Pickerelweed Av. vol./ft.2 4.1cc Bulrush Av. no./ft.2 635

7-B-11 Turkey Creek (Northampton-Hertford County Line) Ecol. Class. Redfin warmouth July 9, 1962 Sanitation Class. D County Road # 1301 - 1 .5 miles west of Length of sample area 25 yds. Murfreesboro. This is a small, black-water stream of the Coastal Plain. It is a fair fishing stream although fishing pressure is very light. The only practical way to fish this stream is from the bank.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Species 02 5 .8 ppm Game Non-game CO2 9.0 ppm Redfin pickerel (3) Eastern mudminnow (2) pH 6.7 Chain pickerel (2) Golden shiner (66) Total Alk. 19.0 ppm Mud sunfish (7) Dusky shiner (31) Temp. 74 °F·. Warmouth (7) Lake chubsucker (24) Av. width 11.0 ft. Banded sunfish (1) Yellow bullhead (3) Av. depth 0.4 ft. Redbreast sunfish (1)Tadpole madtom (3) Velocity 1.5 ft./sec. Pumpkinseed (13) American eel (P) Volume 5.9 cfs Bluegill (6) Pirate perch (46 ) Secchi disc 18 in. Largemouth bass (2) Johnny darter (6) Bottom type Muck, clay, sand, gravel, Sawcheek darter (1) detritus Fish Food Organisms Tendipedidae (18) Simulidae (1) Aquatic Vegetation Ephemeropter a (1) Anisoptera(1) Arrow-arum Oligochaeta (13) Gastropoda (6) Pickerelweed Pelecypoda (2) Amphipoda (6) Hemiptera (2) Hirudinea (3) Hydracarina (5) Cladocera (1~ Av • vol./ft • 1 • 1cc Av. no ./ft .2 59 A-28

7-B-1 Turkey Creek (Hertford County) Ecolo Classo Redfin warmouth August 30, 1962 Sanitation Classo D Highway 350 bridge Length of sample area 25 yds. This is a· small, frequently turbid stream of the Coastal Plain. It is part of a watershed improvement project which may account for the turbidity of the water. A very poor fish population was recovered. The abundance of Oligochaeta in the stream bottom would suggest that this stream is receiving some amount of pollution from an unknown source. A layer of silt 1 at least 6 inches thick, covers the stream bottom.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Species 02 3.2 ppm Game Non-game CO2 16 .2 ppm Redfin pickerel (3) Golden shiner (1) pH 5.7 Flier (1) .American eel (P) Total Alk. 17 .o ppm Mosquitofish (2) Temp. 70 OF. Av. width 14 ft. Fish Food Organisms Av. depth 2 ft. Tendipedidae (19; Velocity Imp. ft./sec. Oligochaeta (677) Volume 2,800 cf 100 ft. Hemiptera ( 1d Secchi disc 7 in. Av . vol./ft. 10.7cc Bottom type Silt, detritus Av. no./ft.2 697

Aquatic Vegetation Spike rush Sago pondweed

8-B-1 Urahaw Swamp (Northampton County) Ecol. Class. Redfin warmouth June 11, 1962 Sanitation Class. D Highway 305 bridge Length of sample area 25 yds. At this point, this is a small,black-water stream of the Coastal Plain. It appears to be a spawning or rearing area for redfin pickerel. Although no large specimens were collected, it is believed that this stream should provide excellent redfin pickerel fishing at any accessible point. Due to the heavy underbrush~ overhang­ ing trees and obstructions in the stream, this is a difficult stream to fish, and fishing pressure is light. Despite the very low dissolved oxygen content, no distressed fish were observed. A black films, r_esembling creosote, covered the surface of the water and the emergent vegetation.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Species 02 0.5 ppm Game Non-game CO2 23 .4 ppm Redfin pickerel (159) Golden shiner (38) pH 6.3 Mud sunfish (2) Lake chubsucker (12) Total Alk. 30.0 ppm Flier (9) Yellow bullhead (P) Temp. 71 Op o Warmouth (10) American eel (P) Av. width 20.3 ft. Bluespotted sunfish (1)Swarnpfish (11) Av. depth 2.2 ft. Banded sunfish (3) Pirate perch (22) Velocity I mp . ft./sec. Pumpkinseed (3) Volume 4,466 cf 100 ft. Black crappie (2) Secchi disc 25 in. Fish Food Organisms Bottom type Clay, sand, rock, detritus Tendipedidae (24) Eubranchiopo~a (2) Oligochaeta (26) Av. vol./ft. 0.1cc Aquatic Vegetation Hemiptera (1) Av. no./ft.2 56 Pickerel.weed Isopoda (3) Pondweed A-29 7-B-4 Urahaw Swamp (Northampton County) Ecol. Class. Redfin warmouth June 12, 1962 Sanitation Class. D Highway 35 bridge Length of sample area 25 yds. At this point, this is a small, black-water stream of the Coastal Plain. Due to the swamp nature of the surrounding terrain, it is an .extremely difficult stream to fish. Excellent fishing for redfin pickerel, flier and other pan fish should be found at any accessible point. The use of a small boat 1 though very difficult, may be possible in this area.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of SQecies 02 3 .8 ppm Game Non-game CO2 18.0 ppm Redfin pickerel (88) Eastern nn.1.dminnow (72) pH 6.3 Chain pickerel (13) Golden shiner (48) Total Alk. 27.5 ppm Mud sunfish (9) Lake chubsucker (1 0)

Temp. 69 °F 0 Flier (9) Yellow bullhead (2) Av. width 27 ft. Warmouth (3) Margined madtom (6)

Av . depth 2 .3 ft 0 Bluespotted sunfioo. (6) American eel (P) Velocity Imp. ft./sec. Banded sunfish (7) Mosq!..l.ito.fish (4) Volume 6,210 cf 100 ft. Pumpkinseed (3) Swampfish ( 22) Secchi disc 27 in. Pi rate perch ( 93) Bottom type Sand, rocki detritus Sa.wch '3 ek darter (2) Fish Food Org__anism.s Aquatic Vegetation Tendipedidae ( 12) Pele ypoda ( 1) Pickerelweed Oligochaeta (7) Hirudinea (1) Pondwe ed Amphipoda (9) Hydracarina (3) Hemiptera (1) Eubranchiopoda (1) Cladocera (1) Av. vol./ft~2 0.3cc Ephemeroptera (1) Av. no./ft. 37

6-B-2 Whiteoak Swamp (Hertford County) Ecol. Class. Redfin warmouth August 21, 1962 Sanitation Class. D County Road #1424 - 4 miles east of Length of sample area 25 yds. Ahoskie. This is a very small, black-water stream of the Coastal Plain. It is too small to be of fishing importance; however, fair redfin pickerel fishing may be found in the larger pools at any accessible point. The total hardness was .unusually high ( 121 • 0 ppm.)

Chemical and Physical Data _C_h_e_c_kli_' s_t_o_f_S~p_e_c_i_e_s 0 3.2 ppm Game Non- game c62 10.8 ppm Redfin pickerel (4) Gol den shiner (50) pH 7.3 Mud sunfish (1) Lake chubsucker (18) Total Alk. 121 .0 ppm Warmouth (2) Yellow bullhead (1) Temp. 78 °F. Banded sunfish (5) American eel (P) • Av. width J.O ft. Pumpkinseed ( 1) Pirate perch (26) Av. depth 0.3 ft. Bluegill (1) Sawcheek darter (1) Velocity 0.8 ft./sec . Volume 0.7 cfs E1sh Food Organisms Secchi disc 14+ in. Tendipedidae (68) Cera opogonidae (6) Bottom type Clay, muck, detritus Coleoptera (9) Zygoptera (5) Oligochaeta (6) Pelecypoda (1) Aquatic Vegetation Amphipoda (1) Hirudinea (1 ~ Smartweed Hydracarina (1) Av. vol./rt 0.2cc Av. no./ft. 2 110 A-30

6-B-5 Wiccacon River (Hertford County) Ecol. Class. Largemouth pickerel June 20, 1962 Sanitation Class. C 5 miles upstream from Hwy. 45 bridge Length of sample area 100 yds.

At this point, this is a deep, black-water stream of the Coastal Plain which is affected by wind tides. This is reportedly an excellent fishing stream for large­ mouth bass, black crappie and bluegill, and fishing pressure is heavy. At the time of the sample, the water was abnormally high and turbid which may have had an adverse effect on the fish sampling. Bluegill and black crappie were the dominant game species collected. Boats are necessary for fishing here, and they may be launched for a small fee at a landing at Highway 45 bridge. Fishermen are advised to add a snake-bit kit to their fishing tackle when fishing in this area. Sampling indicated that the stream bottom is rich in fish-food organisms. Netting results are listed separately from the rotenone sampling. This river is characteristically below the minimum dissolved oxygen standard.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Species 02 6.4 ppm Netting Data (5 Gillsm2 Tramm.els) CO2 9.0 ppm Game Non-game pH 6.9 Chain pickerel (1) Longnose gar (8) Total Alk. 30.0 ppm White perch (1) Bowfin (2) Temp. 77 °F. Pumpkinseed (2) Golden shiner (1) Av. width 150 ft. Bluegill (1) White catfish (1) Av. depth 12 ft. Black crappie (2) Brown bullhead (4) Velocity Imp. ft./sec. Cha..rmel catfish (1) Volume 180,000 cf 100 ft. Rotenone Data Secchi disc 27 in. Wannouth (3) Alewife (33) (downstream from turbid area) Banded sunfish (2) Sil very minnow (411) Bottom type Muck, sand, detritus Bluegill (8) Golden shiner (3) Largemouth bass (1) American eel (P) Aquatic Vegetation Black crappie (11) Pirate perch (3) Water lily Yellow perch (1) Scalyhead darter (2)

Fish Food Organis~ Tendipedidae (93) Anisoptera (4) Ephemeroptera (12) Amphipoda (81) Oligochaeta (54) Gastropoda (1) Pelecypoda (11) Hirudinea (81 Isopoda (2) Av. vol./ft 1.7cc Hydracarina (8) Av. no./ft.2 285 Coleoptera (11)

• A=31

6-B-3 Wiccacon River (Hertford County) Ecol. Class. Tidal August 20, 1962 Sanitation Class. C County Road #1 400 - 4 miles upstream Length of sample area 100 yds. from the mouth.

At this point, this is a moderate-size, black-water stream of the Coastal Plain which is affected by wind tides. It is a very good fishing stream for largemouth bass and yellow perch. Fishing pressure is heavy. Bank fishing may yield good results at the various accessible points; however, boat fishing is recommended for fishing in this area. Boats may be launched at the landing at Highway 45 bridge from County Road # 1400, or from any accessible point. Sampling indicated that the • stream bottom is rich in fish- food organisms. Normally, the dissclved oxygen content in this river is below the minimum requirement of 3 .O ppm.

Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of S:ee ,.ies 2.2 ppm Game Non~game 12 . 6 ppm Chain pickerel (1) Bi:>wfin (P) 6.7 Warmouth ( 15) BluEback herring (241 ) 34.0 ppm Banded sunfish (17) Alewife (3 1 ) Temp. 83 Op o Redbreast sunfish (1) Gi zzard shad (2) Salinity 0. 0% sea water Pumpkinseed (11) Silvery mirn10w (20) Av . width 200 ft. Bluegill (39) Gol d.en shiner (53) Av. depth 7 f t. Largemouth bass (7) Spot tail shiner (13) Velocity Imp. f t ./sec. Black crappie (3) Lake chubsucker (14) Volume 140 j000 cf 100 ft. Yellow perch (14 Tadpol e madtom (6) Secchi disc 21 in. Ameri can eel (P) Bottom type Silt, clay, sandj Pi rate per ch (8) detritus Scalyhead darter (4) Johnny darter (1) Aquatic Vegetation Fish Food Organisms Arrow- arum Tendipedidae (33) Chaobor inae (7) Water lily Ephemeroptera (2) Anisoptera (3) Bulrush Oligochaeta (58) Pelecypoda (1) Duckweed, Cattail I sopoda ( 7) Amphipoda. ( 1~ Hirudinea (12) Av. vo ./ft .~ 0.9cc Cladocera ( 1) Av. noo/ft . 2 125 • •

APPENDIX B

Annotated Checklist of Fish

B-1

CHOWAN RIVER SURVEY

ANNOTATED CHECKLIST OF FISH

Lepisosteidae - gars

Lepisosteus osseus (Linnaeus) Longnose gar

This species was found only in the larger rivers and streams with the exception of the upper station on the Meherrin River (A8-3). Due to its resistance to capture by rotenone, a true picture of its abundance and distribution does not appear in this report. It was present at 6 stations (10.7%): A6 (4,5); A8 (3); B6 (5,11,12).

Amiidae - bowfins Amia calva Linnaeus Bowfin

Due to tis resistance to capture by rotenone, it is doubtful that a true picture of its abundance and distribution appears in this report. It was found at 12 stations (21.5%): A6 (2,4,5); B5 (5); B6 (1,3,5,9,10); B7 (3,7,10). Clupeidae - herrings

Alosa aestivalis (Mitchill) Blueback herring

This species was most abundant in the main stem of the Chowan River and the larger tributaries near their confluence with the Chowan. A few specimens were collected from some of the smaller inland streams. Blueback herring was by far the numerically superior member of this family. It was found at 20 stations (35.7%) : A6 (2-5); A8 (3); B5 (2,4»5); B6 (1,3,4,9, 11-13); B7 (10); C5 (1,4,6); C6 (1).

Alosa pseudoharengus (Wilson) Alewife

Although this species was found at almost as many stations as the blueback herring, the actual number of specimens collected was far less, and the alewife was always much larger in size. It was found at 16 stations (28.4%): Ab (2,3,5); A? (2); B5 (2,4); B6 (1,3- 5,9,11 -1 3); B7 (10); C5 (4).

Brevoortia tyrannus (Latrobe) Atlantic menhaden

Four specimens were collected from the Meherrin River (B?-10), and 22 specimens were collected from the Chowan River (C5-4).

Dorosoma cepedianum (Lesueur) Gizzard shad

This species was collected from the larger tributaries near their confluence with the Chowan River. It was found at 5 stations (8.9%): A6 (3); B6 (3,11,12); B7 (10). B- 2

Umbridae - nrudminnows

Umbra pygmaea (DeKay) Eastern mudminnow

This species was restricted primarily to the smaller black-water streams. It was found at 20 stations (35.7%) : A6 (1); A? (1); A8 (1,2); A9 (1,2); B5 (1); B6 (1,4,7,8,10); B7 (4,5,7, 9,11); B8 (2,3); C6 (2) .

Esocidae - pikes

Esox americanus americans Gmelin Redfin pickerel

In many of the smaller streams, this species was the principal game fish and many specimens 8-1 2 inches i n length were collected. It was found at 33 stat ions (59.0%) : A6 (1,4); A7 (1); A8 (1,2) ; A9 (1); B5 (1,5); B6 (2,6-11); B8 (1-4); C5 ( 1- 3); C6 (2,3).

Esox niger Lesueur Chain pickerel

The distribution of chain pickerel was practically the same as that of redfin pickerel. Good to excellent populations of chain pickerel were found at Cole Creek (B6-10), Cypress Creek (A8-2), Jacks Swamp (A9-1), Kirbys Creek (B7-12), Me herrin River (B?- 10; B6-12), Pembroke Creek (C5-2) and Somrnerton Creek (A6-3). It was present at 31 stations (55.4%): A6 (2-5) ; A7 (1 ) ; A8 (1,2); A9 (1,2);

B5 (5); B6 (1,3,5,9-13); B7 (1 9 2,4-7, 10-12); B8 (4); C5 (1,2) ; C6 (J) . Cyprinidae - minnows and carps

Carassius auratus (Linnaeus) Goldfish

One small specimen was collected from the main stem sample of the Blackwater River (A6-4).

Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus Carp

Only one specimen was collected from Salmon Creek (C6-1). Although carp are resistant to capture by rotenone, it is believed, due to its absence from all other fish sampling operations, that this species is not abundant i n any of the streams in the watershed.

Hybognathus muchalis Agassiz Silvery minnow

This species was restricted, almost exclusively, to the larger streams of the watershed. It was found at 19 stations (33.9%):' A6 (2-5); A7 (2); A8 (3); " B5 (2,4); B6 (1 ,3-5, 9,11 - 13); B7 (J,10); C5 (4) .

Hybopsis leptocephala (Girard) Bluehead chub

Thirty-one specimens were collected from Beaverpond Creek (A9-2 ), and one specimen was collected from the uppermost station on the Meherrin River (A8-3).

Notemigonus crysoleucas (Mit chill) Golden shiner

This was the most widely distribut ed forage-f ish found in the watershed. It was found at 47 stations (84.0%) : A6 (1-5 ) ; A7 (1); A8 (1,2); A9 (1,2); B5 (2-5); B6 (2- 7,9- 11,13); B7 (1 - 8,10-12); B8 (1-4); C5 (1-3,5,6); C6 (1-3). B-3

Notropis altipinni s (Cope) Highfin shiner

This species was found only in Beaverpond Creek (A9-2); however, it was ver-y abundant here as 229 specimens were collected from a 25 yard length of stream.

Notropis analostanus (Girard) Satinfin shiner

This species was taken from the two upstream stations on the Meherrin River (A?-2; A8-3), and from t he Blackwater River (A6-4) • • Notropis chalybaeus (Cope) Ironcolor shiner

This species was restricted to the smaller black-water streams. It was found at 6 stations (10.7%) : A8 (2); A9 (1); B7 (5,8,12); C6 (2).

Notropis cummingsae Myers Dusky shiner

This species was found at 2 stations (3.5%): B7 (9,11).

Notropis hudsonius (Clinton) Spottail shiner This species was collected primarily from the larger streams of the watershed. It was found at 14 stations (25.0%): A6 (2,3,5); A? (2); A8 (3); B5 (2); B6 (1,3,9,12,13); B7 (10); C5 (1,4). Notropis procne (Cope) Swallowtail shiner

This species was found to be scarce in t his watershed. A total of five specimens were collected from the following 3 stations (5.3%): A? (2); A8 (3); A9 (2).

Catostomidae - suckers

Erimyzon sucetta (Lacepede) Lake chubsucker

This species was by far the most abundant and widely distributed member of this family. It was found at 42 stations (75. 0% ) : A6 (1-5); A? (1); A8 (1,2); A9 (1,2); B5 (1,2,4,5); B6 (2-4,7-13); B7 (3-11); B8 (1-3); C5 (1,3,6); C6 (1-3). Moxostoma pappillosum (Cope) Suckermouth redhorse

This species was found only at the two uppermost stations on the Meherrin River: • A7 ( 2) ; A8 (3 ) •

Moxostoma spp. Redhorse spp.

Due to inadequate keys, this group is very difficult to identify; consequently, these specimens were not identified beyond genera. The large size of most specimens usually made preserving impractical. They were found at 11 stations (19. 7% ) : A6 (2,5); A7 (2); A8 (3); ~9 (2); B5 (2,4); B6 (1,9,12); B7 (10). B-4

Ictaluridae - freshwater catfishes

Ictalurus catus (Linnaeus) White catfish This species was not found in fishable numbers at any of the 5 stations (8.9%) at which it was collected: A6 (4,5); A7 (2); B6 (5,13). Ictalurus natalis (Lesueur) Yellow bullhead This species was found at 24 stations (42.9%): A6 (4,5); A7 (1); A8 (2,3); A9 (1); B5 (2); B6 (2,4,6,7,10,11); B7 (3-5,7,9,11); B8 ( 1-4); C6 (3). • Ictalurus nebulosus (Lesueur) Brown bullhead This sp ecies was found at 7 stations (12.5%): A6 (4,5); B5 (1); B6 (4, 5,1 0); B8 (2). Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque) Channel catfish Excellent populations of this species were found in t he Meherrin River (A?-2), the Nottoway River (A6-5), and the Chowan River(B5-2; B6-9). It was found at 15 stations (26. 8% ) : A6 (2,4,5); A7 (2); A8 (3 ) ; A9 (2); B5 (2,4,5); B6 (1,5,9,11 ); B7 (10); C5 (4). Noturus gyrinus (Mitchill) Tadpole madtom This was the most widely distributed member of this family. I t was found at 27 stations (48.3%) : A6 (2- 5); A? ( 1) ; A8 (1); B5 (2,4); B6 (1,3 ,4,6,8-13); B7 (10-12); B8 (4); C5 (3,5,6); C6 (3,4). Noturus insignis (Richardson) Margined madtom

This species was found at 11 stations (19.7%) : A6 (2,5); A7 (2); A8 (3); A9 (1,2); B5 (1); B6 (4); B7 (4,12); C5 (2).

Anguillidae - freshwater eels

Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur) American eel This catadromous species was found throughout the watershed. They were so abundant in one small, unnamed tributary that the stream was named Eel Branch by the investigator. No attempts were made to get a numerical count of the eels at any station. They were found at 43 stations (76.8%): A6 (2-4); A? (1); A8 (1 ); B5 (1,2,4,5) ; B6 (1-13); B7 (1,3-6, 8-12); B8 (1-4); C5 (1,2,5,6); C6 (1,3,4). Poeciliidae - livebearers

Gambusia affinis (Baird and Girard) Mosquitofish This species was found at 21 stations (37.5%) g A6 (1,4); B5 (3); B6 (4,6-8,11,12); B7 (1,3-5,7,9); C5 (1 ,3,5,6); C6 (3,4). B-5

Cyprinodontidae - killifishes

Fundulus notti (Agassiz) Starhead topminnow

One specimen was collected from Paddys Delight Creek: B7 (7).

Amblyopsidae - cavefishes

Chologaster cornuta Agassiz Swampfish This species was confined primarily to the smaller, very sluggish, black-water streams. It was found at 10 stations (17.9%): A8 (1); A9 (1); B6 (10); B7 (4,4); B8 (1-4); C6 (2).

Aphredoderidae - pirate perches

Aphredoderus sayanus (Gilliams) Pirate perch

This was the most widely distributed species found in the watershed. It was present at 53 stations (94.7%): A6 (1-5); A? (1); A8 (1 -3 ); A9 (1,2); B5 (1-5); B6 (1-13); B7 (2-12) ; BB (1-4); C5 (1-3,5,6); C6 (1-4).

Serra.nidae - sea basses

Roccus americanus (Gmelin) White perch

With a few exceptions, this species was found in and near the main stem of the Chowan River. It was present at 13 stations (23.3%) : A6 (2,4,5); A7 (2); A8 (J); B5 (2,4); B6 (1,5,9); B7 (3); C5 (4,6). Roccus saxatilis (Walbaum) Striped bass

Seventeen specimens, apparently representing three year classes, were taken from the Chowan River (C5-4). This obviously is not a truthful representation of the distribution of this anadromous species. Local residents reported excellent r seasonal catches of striped bass in the Chowan River proper and in Albemarle Sound.

Centrarchidae - sunfishes

Acantharchus pomotis (Baird) Mud sunfish

This species was confined primarily to the smaller black-water streams. It was found at 17 stations (30.2%): A6 (4); A7 (1); A8 (1); A9 (1); B6 (2,7,8,10); B7 (4,5,7,8,11); B8 (1-J); C6 (2). B-6

Centrarchus macropterus (Lacepede) Flier This species, often the primary pan fish in the smaller streams, was found at 25 stations (44.7%) : A6 (3-5); A7 (1); A8 (1); B5 (3,5); B6 (4,8-10); B7 (1,2,4,7); B8 (1-4); C5 (2,3,5); C6 (1-3). Chaenobryttus gulosus (Cuvier) Warmouth This was the most widely distributed game fish i n the watershed. I t was present at 43 stations (76.8%) : A6 (3 -5); A7 (1); A8 (1,2), A9 (1,2); B5 (2-5); B6 (1-7,9-13); B7 (3,4,6,7, 10-12); B8 (1-4); C5 (1-3,5,6); C6 ( 1,3,4). Enneacanthus gloriosus (Hol brook) Bluespotted sunfish This species was found throughout the watershed at 31 stations (55 .4%): A6 (2,4); A8 (1,2); A9 (1); B5 (3,5); B6 (1,4, 6, 9-11); B7 (2-7, 10,12); B8 (1-4); C5 (1,2,5,6); C6 ( 1, 2).

Enneacanthus obesus (Girar d) Banded sunfish This species was found thr oughout the watershed at 41 stations (73.3%) ~ A6 (3,4); A7 (1); A8 (1); A9 (1,2); B5 (2-5); B6 (1-7,9-11,13); B7 (2,4-8,11,12); B8 (1-4); C5 (1-3,5,6); C6 (1-3). Lepomis auritus (Linnaeus) Redbreast sunfish Good to excellent populations of redbreast sunfish were found at Beaverpond Creek (A9-2), Kirbys Creek (B7-12) , Mehe rrin River (B7-10; A8-3), Pembroke Creek (C5-2) and Potecasi Creek (B7-6). This species was present at 16 stations (28.4%): A6 (4,5); A7 (2); A8 (3); A9 (2) ; B5 (2); B6 (1,3,12,13); B7 (6 ,9-12); C5 (2). Lepomis cyanellus Rafinesque Green sunfish One specimen of this species was co llected from Beaverpond Creek: A9 (2).

Lepomis gibbosus (Linnaeus) Pumpkinseed Fishable populations of this species were found at Meherrin River (B7-10) and Pembroke Creek (C5-2). It was present at 38 stations (67.C/fo) : A6 (2,4, 5); A7 (1); A8 (1 ,2); A9 (1,2); B5 (2- 5); B6 (1-6,8-13); B? (3,4,7,8,10,11 ); B8 (1,4); C5 (1-3,6); C6 ( 1,3).

Lepomis macrochirus Rafinesque Bluegill Bluegill distribution was the second largest of the Centrarchidae family; however, only seven fishable populations were found : Corduroy Swamp (B8-4), Meherrin River (B?-10), Nottoway River (A6-5), Pembroke Creek (C5-2), Rockyhock Creek (C5-5), Somerton Creek (A6-3) and Wiccacaon River (B6-5). This species was present at 42 stations (75.0%): A6 (2- 5); A8 (1-3); A9 (2); B5 (2,3,5); B6 (1-13); B7 (2,3,6-8, 10-12); B8 (3,4); C5 (1-3 ,5,6); C6 (1,3,4). Micropterus salmoides (Lacepede ) Largemouth bass The following stations should provide good results for fishermen: Chowan River (B5-2), Meherrin River (B6-12; B?-10), Nottoway River (A6-5), Pembroke Creek (C5-2), Rockyhock Creek (C5-5), Salmon Creek (C6-1) and Wiccacon River (B6-3). This species was present at 26 stations (46.5%) : A6 (2,3,5); A8 (2,3); B5 (2,4,5); B6 (1,3- 5,8- 13 ); B7 (7,10-12); C5 (2,5,6); C6 (1) . B-7

Pomoxis nigromaculatus (LeSueur) Black crappie Sampling revealed very good populations of this species at Bennetts Creek (B5-5), Paddys Delight Creek (B7-7), Rockyhock Creek (C5-5), Salmon Creek (C6-1) and Wiccacon River (B6-5). Black crappie were present at 19 stations (33.9%): A6 (3-5); B5 (2 ,3,5); B6 (1,3-5,9,13); B7 (7); B8 (1,4); C5 (1,5,6); C6 (1).

Percidae - perches ,. Etheostoma barratti (Holbrook) Scalyhead darter r This species was found at 26 stations (46.5%): A6 (3,5); A8 (2); B5 (2-5); B6 (1,3-6,8,9,11-13 ); B7 (5,8,10); B8 (4); C5 (1,3,6); C6 (1,4). Etheostoma nigrum Rafinesque Johnn.y darter

This species was found at 26 stations (46.5%): A6 (2,5); A7 (1,2); A8 (1-3); A9 (1,2); B5 (1,2,4); B6 (1,3,7,9,10,12,13); B7 (2,6,9-12); C5 (4). Etheostoma serriferum (Hubbs and Cannon) Sawcheek darter This species was restricted primarily t o the smaller, mo re sluggish, black-water streams. I t was present at 19 stations (33.9%): A6 (1); A8 (1,2) ; A9 (1); B6 (1,2,10,1 2); B7 (4-6,11,12); B8 (2,4); C5 (5); C6 (1 »3,4). Etheostoma vitreum (Cope ) Glassy darter Two specimens were collected from the Meherrin River: A7 (2) .

Perea flavescens (Mitchill) Yellow perch Fishable populations of this species were found at Chinkapin Creek (B6-1), Kirbys Creek (B?- 12) , Pembroke Creek (C5-2), Salmon Creek (C6-1) and Wi ccacon River (B6'-3). It was present at 29 stations (51. 8% ): A6 (2,3,5); A8 (2,3); B5 (2-5); B6 (1,3-5,9-13); B7 (10,12); C5 (1-6); C6 (1,3,4). Percina peltata (Stauffer) Shield darter

Two specimens were collected from the Meherrin River : A7 (2).

I Sciaenidae - drums

Leiostomus xanthurus Lacepede Spot

Two specimens were collected from t he downstream station on the Chowan River: C5 (4) . '

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