1990 Colleton County Land Cover Data

The map below shows a land cover classification for a 1990 Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) satellite image. These data were analyzed according to the Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP) protocol to determine land cover. The purpose of this classification is to improve the understanding of coastal uplands and wetlands, and their linkages with the distribution, abundance, and health of living marine resources. To view a more detailed description of the data, click here.

	Land Cover Class	Acres

	Developed - High Intensity	1,464
	Developed - Low Intensity	4,781
	Cultivated Land	50,172
	Grassland	33,359
	Deciduous Forest	3,966
	Evergreen Forest	169,938
	Mixed Forest	39,743
	Scrub/Shrub	191,978
	Palustrine Forest	111,543
	Palustrine Scrub/Shrub	11,362
	Palustrine Emergent Wetland	8,996
	Estuarine Emergent Wetland	39,993
	Unconsolidated Shore	650
	Bare Land	2,453
	Water	56,012
	Total	726,413

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