Locations and areas of ponds and Carolina Bays at the Savannah River Plant

Shields, J.D.; Woody, N.D.; Dicks, A. S.; Hollod, Gregory J.; Schalles, John F.; Leversee, Gordon J.

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“…Carolina bays are a common feature of the SRS landscape ( Figure 5-23). The 194 bays Shields et al (1982) identified support a variety of aquatic and wetland communities. Most of the bays have limited development of organic or peat substrates, and the soils are typically sandy clay loam underlain by a clay hardpan.…”

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“…An inventory of the Carolina bays on SRS was made by examining false-color infrared photography (scale 1:15,840) (Shields et al 1982). This inventory identified 194 confirmed or suspected bays; each bay was assigned a number, and its position was located on a topographic map of SRS (USGS 1:48,000).…”

Section: Size and Distribution Of Carolina Bays On Srsmentioning

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“…This inventory identified 194 confirmed or suspected bays; each bay was assigned a number, and its position was located on a topographic map of SRS (USGS 1:48,000). The identification number, name, location, wetland surface area, and habitat type of each bay are presented in Locations and Areas of Ponds and Carolina bays at the Savannah River Plant (Shields et al 1982). A more recent survey by Kirkman et al (1996) identified 299 Carolina bays and bay-like wetlands on SRS (Figure 5-23).…”

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Section: General Characteristics Of Carolina Baysmentioning

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Section: Size and Distribution Of Carolina Bays On Srsmentioning

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“…Several inventories of SRS wetlands have been developed using aerial photography Shields et al 1982;. Shields et al (1982) reported that approximately 199 Carolina bays exist on SRS, and Mackey et al (1985) indicated that wetlands cover more than 21% of the site.…”

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“…An inventory of the Carolina bays on SRS was made by examining falsecolor infrared photography (scale 1:15,840) (Shields et al 1982). This inventory identified 194 confirmed or suspected bays; each bay was assigned a number, and its position was located on a topographic map of SRS (USGS 1:48,000).…”

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SRS Ecology Environmental Information Document -1997 Update

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Patterson³

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Carolina Bay geoarchaeology and Holocene landscape evolution on the Upper Coastal Plain of South Carolina

Brooks

Taylor

1996

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Surface water on the mainly dry, upland interfluves of the Upper Coastal Plain of South Carolina occurs currently as a sporadic distribution of shallow ponds held within Carolina bays and other small, isolated basins. At seven bays on the US. Department of Energy's Savannah River Site on the Upper Coastal Plain of South Carolina, we investigated Holocene changes in bay morphology, ecology, and prehistoric human activity. At Flamingo Bay, we employed archaeological survey and testing, shovel and auger testing, sediment analysis, and ground-penetrating radar to document stratigraphy and chronology of the sand rim on the eastern side of the bay. Artifact assemblage indicate changes in intensity of human use of the bay. Radiocarbon dates from a sediment core establish time scales for depositional processes at the center of the basin. Ground-penetrating radar data from the other bays indicate that the stratigraphy of all seven bays is broadly similar. We conclude t h a t (1) Significant modification of the bays, including rim development and basin infilling, occurred during the Holocene; (2) ponds on the early Holocene landscape were larger and more permanent than at present; (3) early Holocene climate, as indicated by both depositional processes and human activity, was not characterized by prolonged periods of extremely dry conditions; and (4) fluvial-centric models of terminal Pleistocene-early Holocene human adaptations require revision to include intensive use of isolated upland ponds.

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Locations and areas of ponds and Carolina Bays at the Savannah River Plant

Cited by 6 publications

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SRS Ecology Environmental Information Document

SRS Ecology Environmental Information Document

SRS Ecology Environmental Information Document -1997 Update

Carolina Bay geoarchaeology and Holocene landscape evolution on the Upper Coastal Plain of South Carolina

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