White Oak River

The White Oak River is a blackwater river, approximately 40 mi (64 km) long, on the coastal plain of southeast North Carolina in the United States. It empties in the Atlantic Ocean.

Course

It rises in the White Oak Pocosin in northern Onslow County and southern Jones County approximately 15 mi (24 km) north of Jacksonville. It flows east, then SSE, along the border between Onslow, Jones and Carteret counties, and forming the western boundary of Croatan National Forest. The lower 10 mi (16 km) of the river is a tidal estuary, approximately 1.6 km wide. It enters the Atlantic at Bogue Sound, then passes between two barrier islands (Bogue Banks and Bear Island) through Bogue Inlet into the open Atlantic at Onslow Bay.

Habitat

The White Oak River runs through a variety of habitats including swamps, hardwood forests, and salt marsh flats. A wide variety of wildlife can be found in and around the river and its smaller river feeders. These creeks provide safe havens for many small animals such as, fish, snakes, frogs and many more animal as well as plant life. Along the river, there are reports of bald cypress trees over one thousand years of age. Many alligators can be found along the river.

List of Quercus species

The genus Quercus (oak) contains about 600 species, some of which are listed here.

Subgenus Quercus

Section Quercus

The white oaks (synonym sect. Lepidobalanus or Leucobalanus). Europe, Asia, north Africa, North America. Styles short; acorns mature in 6 months, sweet or slightly bitter, inside of acorn shell hairless.

White oak (disambiguation)

White oak, White Oak or Whiteoak may refer to:

White Oak, Pennsylvania

White Oak is a suburban Pittsburgh borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,862 at the 2010 census.

White Oak was named for a stand of white oak trees near the original town site.

History

White Oak was originally part of Versailles Township (one of the original townships of Allegheny County). It wasn't until March 21, 1948 that a petition requesting the formation of White Oak Borough was submitted to the County Court. On June 24, 1948, Judge Russell H. Adams signed the decree of incorporation of the new borough. The first borough building was located at 860 Maple Street inside the old Bowery School.

Geography

White Oak is located at 40°20′42″N 79°48′48″W / 40.34500°N 79.81333°W / 40.34500; -79.81333 (40.344869, -79.813202).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 6.7 square miles (17 km²), of which 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (0.45%) is water.

Emergency services

The borough maintains its own police department consisting of twelve full-time officers and eight patrol cars. Two volunteer fire departments serve different parts of the borough: White Oak No.1 VFC and Rainbow VFC. Emergency Medical Services are provided by White Oak EMS - a CAAS accredited basic and advanced life support service that includes a level-one wilderness search & rescue team.