404 THE COASTAL PLAIN OF NORTH CAROLINA,

Flowing wells from the Patuxent formation need only be expected
on land less than 50 feet above sea level in the central and eastern parts
of the county at depths ranging from 50 to 300 feet. On higher land,
in the central and eastern parts of the county, artesian water of the same
character is available at a correspondingly greater depth. While over-
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GATES COUNTY.

Topography.—The surface of Gates County is formed of parts of
three Pleistocene terrace plains. The lowest or Pamlico plain covers a
strip a few miles wide in the extreme east, with elevations not exceed-
ing 25 feet. This area forms a part of the Great Dismal Swamp.
Limited areas of this plain occur, also, along Chowan River. The
second or Chowan plain, at elevations of 30 to 40 feet, covers more than
half of the remainder of the county’s area. It is separated from the
Pamlico plain on the east by a well-defined sea-facing scarp, along
whose crest is a ridge of sandhills rising about 10 feet above the level
of the Chowan plain. This probably constitutes an old beach line of
wind-blown sand dunes. The third or Wicomico plain, at elevations
of 60 to 80 feet, is present in the northwestern part of the county. It
is separated from the Chowan plain by a well-defined scarp 20 to 40
feet in height. ,

2 Geology.—Sands, sandy loams, and clays of Pleistocene age, belong
ing to the Wicomico, Chowan, and Pamlico formations, form the sw