Table LU 16. Coastal zone biophysical inventory of Okaloosa County in 1976 

 (Florida Department of Natural Resources 1978) . 



Elements Acres 



Class I waters 



Class II waters 12,704 



Marine grass beds 2,828 



Selected coastal marshes 652 



Selected coastal mangroves 



Selected freshwater swamps 26,867 



Selected freshwater marshes 



Gulf and Atlantic beaches and dunes 1,408 



Selected estuarine beaches 1,638 

 Other unique environmental features: 



Land area 



Water area 755 



Wilderness areas 



Total land 30,566 



Total water 16,287 



Total preservation 46,854 



Class III waters 58,054 

 Aquatic preserve: 



Land area 



Water area 409 



Aquaculture leases 



Spoil islands 



Scenic vistas 



Forestry and game management areas 211,871 

 Wildlife refuges: 



Land area 



Water area 

 Parks and recreation areas: 



Land area 4,371 



Water area 



Hurricane flood zone 10,553 



River flood plains 26,444 



Marginal lands 70 



Total land 253,311 



Total water 58,463 



Total conservation 311,775 



Continued 



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