Cow Pen Bay (historical) – Swamp in Columbus, North Carolina

Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 1025262

Location

State North Carolina

County Columbus

Feature Class Swamp

Coordinates

DMS

34°15'43"N 78°54'34"W

Decimal Degrees

34.2618349, -78.90947

Elevation

88.58 ft (27.00 m)

USGS 7.5′ Quad Map

Quad Name Cerro Gordo

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Protected Areas

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Nearest Populated Place

Cedar Grove

2.0 mi N

Hydrography

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Description

Canals drained the swamp

Nearby Features

Cypress Bay (historical) Swamp · 0.9 mi NNW
Tory Island Island · 1.5 mi SSE
Cypress Branch Stream · 1.9 mi ENE
Cedar Grove Populated Place · 2.0 mi N
Big Bay Swamp · 2.2 mi SSE
Cedar Grove Swamp · 2.2 mi N
Water Branch Stream · 2.4 mi NE
Water Hole Bay Swamp · 2.7 mi N
Little Fresh Water Branch Stream · 2.8 mi WSW
Wolf Pen Bay Swamp · 3.5 mi S

Data Sources & Attribution

Feature data: U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) – U.S. Geological Survey.
Elevation: USGS Elevation Point Query Service (EPQS).
Topographic basemap: USGS National Map.
Quad map thumbnails: USGS US Topo.
Watershed boundaries: USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD).
Protected areas: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US) – Gap Analysis Project.
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