Record #:

26680

Author(s):

Abstract:

Largemouth bass fishing in Lake Phelps should be better in the future as a result of a temporary fish ladder built by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. The fish ladder allows migrating herring from the Scuppernong River to enter the lake.

Source:

Friend of Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 32 Issue 3/4, May/Aug 1985, p9

Subject(s):

Largemouth bass fishing; Lake Phelps

Record #:

26341

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission is conducting a project to assess if the introduction of river herring into Lake Phelps will have an effect on other fish populations.

Source:

Friend O’ Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 22 Issue 3, Summer 1978, p15

Subject(s):

Lake Phelps; Herring

Record #:

43666

Author(s):

Fueston, Vernon

Abstract:

The Mattamuskeet Wildlife Preserve is operated by the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation. One of the most spectacular images for bird watchers are the Tundra Swans the spend two to three months of the winter on the 16,600 acre Lake Phelps.

Source:

North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine (NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 15 Issue 1, January 2023, p12-14, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge; Lake Phelps; Tundra Swans--Lake Phelps

Record #:

19377

Author(s):

Edgerton, C.R.

Abstract:

Discovered in 1755, the 16,600 acres of crystal clear waters in Lake Phelps forms one of the best-kept secrets of the North Carolina state park system. Edgerton discusses the origin of Lake Phelps and the treasures it cultural and ecological treasures it contains.

Source:

Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. 17 Issue 6, June/July 1990, p5-6, il, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Lake Phelps

Record #:

40696

Author(s):

Gannon, Renee

Abstract:

Pettigrew State Park offers steps into Northeastern North Carolina’s scenic beauty. Somerset Place, situated within Pettigrew, offer a step back into North Carolina life, pre-Civil War. Such sites help to make the state, from mountains to coast, a popular tourist destination.

Source:

Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 50 Issue 4, Apr 2018, p46

Subject(s):

Pettigrew State Park; State parks--North Carolina; Somerset Place (Creswell); Somerset Place (Creswell)--History; Plantations--North Carolina; Antebellum period--North Carolina ; Lake Phelps; Great Eastern Dismal--see also Great Alligator Dismal; Old growth forests--North Carolina--Lake Phelps; Dug-out canoes--Lake Phelps--Native Americans; Somerset Place--slaves--Sucky Davis family ; Somerset Homecoming--Somerset Place--slaves descendants; Historic homes--interpretive tours