Table LU 13. Coastal zone biophysical inventory of Escambia County in 1976 

 (Florida Department of Natural Resources 1978) . 



Elements Acres 



Preservation 



Class I waters 



Class II waters 19,974 



Marine grass beds 3,769 



Selected coastal marshes 2,720 



Selected coastal mangroves 



Selected freshwater swamps 13,273 



Selected freshwater marshes 



Gulf and Atlantic beaches and dunes 1,715 



Selected estuarine beaches 1,363 

 Other unique environmental features: 



Land area 334 



Water area 1,450 



Wilderness areas 



Subtotal land 19,406 



Subtotal water 25,194 



Total preservation 44,601 



Conservation 



Class III waters 72,921 



Aquatic preserve: 



Land area 



Water area 24,697 



Aquaculture leases 



Spoil islands 



Scenic vistas 505 



Forestry and game management areas 

 Wildlife refuges: 



Land area 



Water area 

 Parks and recreation areas: 



Land area 5,375 



Water area 



Hurricane flood zone 24,166 



River flood plains 8,767 



Marginal lands 26,643 



Subtotal land 65,459 



Subtotal water 97,619 



Total conservation 163,078 



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