Table LU 22 . Coastal zone biophysical inventory 3 of Pasco County in 1976 

 (Florida Department of Natural Resources 1978) . 



Elements Acres 



Preservation 



Class I waters 



Class II waters 



Marine grass beds 6,361 



Selected coastal marshes 3,705 



Selected coastal mangroves 294 



Selected freshwater swamps 3,033 



Selected freshwater marshes 



Gulf and Atlantic beaches and dunes 44 



Selected estuarine beaches 19 

 Other unique environmental features: 



Land area 



Water area 



Wilderness areas 



Subtotal land 7,097 



Subtotal water 6,361 



Total preservation 13,459 



Conservation 



Class III waters 43,398 

 Aquatic preserve: 



Land area 



Water area 



Aquaculture leases 



Spoil islands 307 



Scenic vistas 



Forestry and game management areas 

 Wildlife refuges: 



Land area 



Water area 

 Parks and recreation areas: 



Land area 172 



Water area 



Hurricane flood zone 24,697 



River flood plains 5,561 



Marginal lands 2,912 



Subtotal land 33,651 



Subtotal water 43,398 



Total conservation 77,049 



Continued 



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