Table LU 11 . Coastal zone biophysical inventory of Pasco County in 1970 

 (Florida Department of Natural Resources, Coastal Coordinating Council 1973) 



Elements Acres 



Preservation 



Class I waters 



Class II waters 



Marine grass beds 6,460 



Selected coastal marshes 3,780 



Selected coastal mangroves 260 



Selected freshwater swamps 1,660 



Selected freshwater marshes 



Gulf and Atlantic beaches and dunes 60 



Selected estuarine beaches 

 Other unique environmental features: 



Land area 



Water area 



Subtotal land 5,760 



Subtotal water 6,460 



Total preservation 12,220 



Conservation 



Class III waters 135,490 

 Aquatic preserve: 



Land area 



Water area 



Aquaculture leases 



Spoil islands 320 



Scenic vistas 



Forestry and game management areas 

 Wildl ife refuges: 



Land area 



Water area 

 Parks and recreation areas: 



Land area 190 



Water area 



Hurricane flood zone 25,340 



River flood plains 5,760 



Marginal lands 1,470 



Subtotal land 33,090 



Subtotal water 135,170 



Total conservation 168,260 



Continued 



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