The Roanoke Sound
Found in North Carolina, drains into southeastern Virginia.
The Importance of Estuaries
The most important thing that an estuary does, is be a place for fish to breed, nest, and lay eggs. They are usually called nurseries.
Animals in the Roanoke
-Cattails
-Sawgrass
-Giant cordgrass
-Black needlerush
-The Blue Crab
The Neuse and PamlIco river flows into the Croatan Sound, which is near the Roanoke. The Lost Colony was in Roanoke. The Croatan separates the Roanoke from land.
Threats
A lot of bacteria and toxins seems to be flowing into the estuary,