Table LU 14. Coastal zone biophysical inventory of Franklin County in 1976 

 (Florida Department of Natural Resources 1978). 



Elements Acres 



Preservation 



Class I waters 



Class II waters 152,217 



Marine grass beds 9,081 



Selected coastal marshes 20,518 



Selected coastal mangroves 



Selected freshwater swamps 144,697 



Selected freshwater marshes 2,297 



Gulf and atlantic beaches and dunes 3,308 



Selected estuarine beaches 1,619 

 Other unique environmental features: 



Land area 



Water area 3,129 



Wilderness areas 



Subtotal land 172,441 



Subtotal water 164,428 



Total preservation 336,870 



Conservation 



Class III waters 68,979 



Aquatic preserve: 



Land area 9,658 



Water area 75,947 



Aquaculture leases 



Spoil islands 



Scenic vistas 



Forestry and game management areas 22,720 

 Wi Idl ife refuges: 



Land area 5,913 



Water area 5,913 

 Parks and recreation areas: 



Land area 



Water area 



Hurricane flood zone 59,308 



River flood plains 1,395 



Marginal lands 29,791 



Subtotal land 128,788 



Subtotal water 150,840 



Total conservation 279,628 



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