Some steep eroded slopes exist, but most of the region is vegetated with pine and mixed pine forests. Few creeks exist in the area and most aquatic wildlife resides in Lake Wylie. Numerous coves provide shallow water habitat for juvenile and small fish. Unlike most of the other important wildlife habitats in the County, the southwest corner has little open pasture or hayfields and is thus mostly forested. Although edge loving species such as the white tailed deer and the red fox will occur here, their numbers are undoubtedly lower than in regions with more forest- field edge.
Steep slopes rise from Lake Wylie to an elevated plateau which forms the interior of the peninsula.
The most westerly region has no open agricultural land and is bisected by powerlines. The powerline area is composed of successional vegetation which favors edge species. Open land becomes more common between Shopton and Steele Creek Roads at the eastern border of the region. The shore of Lake Wylie is less convoluted here than in the Southwest Region, providing fewer sheltered coves for young fish and amphibians. This area is bordered by the Catawba River to the west, the international airport, commercial, and residential developments and Sugar Creek to the east, residential developments to the north and Highway 49 to the south.