Table LU 20. Coastal zone biophysical inventory 3 of Manatee County in 1976 

 (Florida Department of Natural Resources 1978) . 



Elements Acres 



Preservation 



Class I waters 1,196 



Class II waters 12,812 



Marine grass beds 8,415 



Selected coastal marshes 1,081 



Selected coastal mangroves 4,006 



Selected freshwater swamps 4,958 



Selected freshwater marshes 275 



Gulf and Atlantic beaches and dunes 742 



Selected estuarine beaches 160 

 Other unique environmental features: 



Land area 



Water area 



Wilderness areas 



Subtotal land 8,223 



Subtotal water 22,425 



Total preservation 30,649 



Conservation 



Class III waters 60,627 

 Aquatic preserve: 



Land area 



Water area 



Aquaculture leases 



Spoil islands 



Scenic vistas 



Forestry and game management areas 

 Wildlife refuges: 



Land area 61 



Water area 309 

 Parks and recreation areas: 



Land area 518 



Water area 518 



Hurricane flood zone 30,976 



River flood plains 1,062 



Marginal lands 121,375 



Subtotal land 153,994 



Subtotal water 61,454 



Total conservation 215,449 



Continued 



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