
Flatland Lakes
Season 3 Episode 5 | 27m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
Explore the mysteries of lake Waccamaw and Phelps and one Tar Heel pond.
Eastern North Carolina has numerous oval-shaped, shallow lakes. Most are natural lakes and many are rimmed by swamps and cypress trees containing incredible biodiversity. This episode Exploring North Carolina explores the mysteries found deep in two of these lakes (Waccamaw and Phelps) and one Tar Heel pond (Merchants Millpond)—each of which is the site of a unique state park.
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Exploring North Carolina is a local public television program presented by PBS NC
UNC-TV, Natural World Productions, LLC, WRAL-TV and the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Flatland Lakes
Season 3 Episode 5 | 27m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
Eastern North Carolina has numerous oval-shaped, shallow lakes. Most are natural lakes and many are rimmed by swamps and cypress trees containing incredible biodiversity. This episode Exploring North Carolina explores the mysteries found deep in two of these lakes (Waccamaw and Phelps) and one Tar Heel pond (Merchants Millpond)—each of which is the site of a unique state park.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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