Table LU 17. Coastal zone biophysical inventory of DeSoto County in 1976 

 (Florida Department of Natural Resources 1978) . 



Element Acres 



Preservation 



Class I waters 44 



Class II waters 



Marine grass beds 



Selected coastal marshes 115 



Selected coastal mangroves 76 



Selected freshwater swamps 7,072 



Selected freshwater marshes 524 



Gulf and Atlantic beaches and dunes 



Selected estuarine beaches 

 Other unique environmental features: 



Land area 



Water area 



Wilderness areas 



Subtotal land 7,788 



Subtotal water 44 



Total preservation 7,833 



Conservation 



Class III waters 1,203 

 Aquatic preserve: 



Land area 



Water area 



Aquaculture leases 



Spoil islands 



Scenic vistas 



Forestry and game management areas 

 Wildlife refuges: 



Land area 



Water area 

 Parks and recreation areas: 



Land area 38 



Water area 38 



Hurricane flood zone 8,960 



River flood plains 3,526 



Marginal lands 35,703 



Subtotal land 49,228 



Subtotal water 1,241 



Total conservation 50,470 



Continued 



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