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Rolling Coastal Plain

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The Rolling Coastal Plain ecoregion is a rolling, hilly, dissected portion of the Inner Coastal Plain that is made up of sedimentary material. Lithology is distinct from the adjacent Northern Outer Piedmont (45f) that is composed of metamorphic rocks. The terrain is hillier than the Chesapeake-Albemarle Silty Lowlands and Tidal Marshes (63b). Elevations typically range from 30 to 250 feet and local relief is 25 to 175 feet (7.6-53 m). Relief, elevation, and channel gradients are generally greater than in the Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain (63); correspondingly, drainage also tends to be better. Stream margins can be swampy and stained water can occur. Parts of the Fall Zone are included in the westernmost portion of the Rolling Coastal Plain (65m); here aquatic habitats vary between the islands, pools, swampy streams, and cascades of the zone.

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