North Inlet -Winyah Bay Reserve
Address: North Inlet -Winyah Bay Reserve, University of South Carolina, Baruch Marine Field Laboratory, P.O. Box 1630, Georgetown, SC 29442, USAPhone: 843-546-3623 Email: Jin.Wang@noaa.gov
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The reserve features the salt marshes and ocean dominated tidal creeks of the North Inlet Estuary plus the brackish waters and marshes of the adjacent Winyah Bay Estuary. North Inlet is a relatively pristine system in which water and habitat quality are much higher than those in Winyah Bay. As the estuary with the third largest watershed on the east coast, Winyah Bay has been greatly influenced by agriculture, industry and other human activities. More than 90 percent of North Inlet's watershed is in its natural forested state.The reserve is home to many threatened and endangered species, including sea turtles, sturgeons, least terns and wood storks.
Directions
The reserve is located in Georgetown County, South Carolina, 30 miles south of Myrtle Beach and 50 miles north of Charleston.
Activities
- Interpretive Programs
- Visitor Center
- Wildlife Viewing