Table LU 23. Coastal zone biophysical inventory 1 

 (Florida Department of Natural Resources 1978) . 



of Pinellas County in 1976 



Elements 



Acres 



Preservation 



Class I waters 



Class II waters 



Marine grass beds 



Selected coastal marshes 



Selected coastal mangroves 



Selected freshwater swamps 



Selected freshwater marshes 



Gulf and Atlantic beaches and dunes 



Selected estuarine beaches 



Other unique environmental features: 



Land area 



Water area 

 Wilderness areas 







49,196 



9,785 







1,728 



4,249 







678 



96 





 

 



Subtotal land 

 Subtotal water 

 Total preservation 



Conservation 



6,751 

 58,982 

 65,734 



Class III waters 

 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 



Water area 

 Hurricane flood zone 

 River flood plains 

 Marginal lands 



Subtotal land 

 Subtotal water 

 Total conservation 





 139,519 

 

 

 

 



80 

 80 



5,190 







61,574 











141,827 

 139,599 

 281,427 



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