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Sampling Site GCE9 (Rockdedundy Island)
Name: Rockdedundy Island
Location: Georgia, USA
Description: Lower estuary tidal creek and marsh site at Rockdedundy Island west of Wolf Island. A hydrographic sonde is deployed approximately 2km from this site in the Altamaha River near Rockdedundy Island, attached to the US Coast Guard Daymarker 201 pilings.
Access Information: Access by boat at the mouth of Crooked Creek via the Intracoastal Waterway. (Ownership: Georgia DNR)
Restrictions: Duck hunts may be conducted in September and November-February, so use caution (contact Bob Monroe, supervisor for Coastal Management Region 7, at 912-263-3173 for information)
Vegetation: Low marsh is tall Spartina alterniflora, high marsh has a small amount of medium Spartina alterniflora and lots of Juncus. Some hammocks with upland vegetation.
Fauna: Littoraria present and very large.
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Rectangular Bounding Box Coordinates:
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31.339173, -81.346730
31.358142, -81.346730
31.358142, -81.326495
31.339173, -81.326495
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Polygon Area: 251.09 hectares
Polygon Center: 31.348796, -81.335514
Polygon Coordinates:
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