Table LU 18. Coastal zone biophysical inventory of Hillsborough County in 

 1976 (Florida Department of Natural Resources 1978) . 



Elements Acres 



Preservation 



Class I waters 646 



Class II waters 45,292 



Marine grass beds 4,876 



Selected coastal marshes 2,451 



Selected coastal mangroves 4,723 



Selected freshwater swamps 4,512 



Selected freshwater marshes 575 



Gulf and Atlantic beaches and dunes 



Selected estuarine beaches 

 Other unique environmental features: 



Land area 569 



Water area 569 



Wilderness areas 



Subtotal land 12,831 



Subtotal water 51,385 



Total preservation 64,217 



Conservation 



Class III waters 75,814 

 Aquatic preserve: 



Land area 5 



Water area 6 



Aquaculture leases 



Spoil islands 64 



Scenic vistas 



Forestry and game management areas 

 Wildlife refuges: 



Land area 230 



Water area 230 

 Parks and recreation areas: 



Land area 1,139 



Water area 1,139 



Hurricane flood zone 62,623 



River flood plains 5,414 



Marginal lands 90,201 



Subtotal land 159,679 



Subtotal water 77,190 



Total conservation 236,870 



Continued 



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