Table LU 16. Coastal zone biophysical inventory 3 of Collier County in 1976 

 (Florida Department of Natural Resources 1978) . 



Elements Acres 



Preservation 



Class I waters 



Class II waters 53,811 



Marine grass beds 2,912 



Selected coastal marshes 41,734 



Selected coastal mangroves 81,663 



Selected freshwater swamps 262 



Selected freshwater marshes 



Gulf and Atlantic beaches and dunes 1,696 



Selected estuarine beaches 

 Other unique environmental features: 



Land area 



Water area 



Wilderness areas 



Subtotal land 125,356 



Subtotal water 56,723 



Total preservation 182,079 



Conservation 



Class III waters 63,350 

 Aquatic preserve: 



Land area 19,746 



Water area 29,718 



Aquaculture leases 



Spoil islands 



Scenic vistas 



Forestry and game management areas 

 Wildlife refuges: 



Land area 3,292 



Water area 6,711 

 Parks and recreation areas: 



Land area 46,041 



Water area 



Hurricane flood zone 



River flood plains 



Marginal lands 



Subtotal land 69,080 



Subtotal water 101,780 



Total conservation 170,860 



Continued 



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