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1 wood [ ogoodoo ek 32 45'0"N Map Continued on SC '30"N 80 15'0"W [y [ 80 15'0"W «165 «165 Meggett SC35-04 Wadmalaw River Wadmalaw River «165 Hollywood Martins Point [ SC35-03 Oyster House Creek XX Legend SC44-04 Environmentally Leadenwah Sensitive CreekAreas Protection Priority - Summer A - Protect First - Highest Priority XX X # 450 B - Protect after A Areas - Medium Priority C - Protect after B Areas - Lower Priority Collection Point «Skimmer Staging Areas Oil Spill Risk Locations!R( Equipment Storage Locations!E( =< Port Facilities General Booming Strategy (Length in Ft) State Managed Area Boundary Federal Managed Area Boundary County Boundary/State Waters US Coast Guard Sector AOR Hollywood Geographic Response Plan Map: SC-35 Pleasant Map Continued on SC-28 Point Leadenwah Creek 750 «300 ek Leaden wa h re «162 C [` Wadmalaw Sound SC35-05 Church Flats Creek SC35-01 Mouth of Stono River 1000 Wadmalaw Island Stono River New Cut SC35-02 Mouth of New Cut and Church Creek Intracoastal Waterway «700 Bohicket Creek Church Creek Map Continued on SC '30"W [e [y Bio-SocEcon Aquaculture [y Boat Ramp Coast Guard [s Commercial Fishing [l Diving birds Nesting Area [` Dolphins [ Gull/Tern Nesting Area [ Historical Site [e Manatees! Marina!h «700 Raptor Nesting Area [b Recreational Fishing [x Sea Turtles! Shorebird Nesting Area [«Wading birds Nesting Area [ Water Intake!q Water Quality! Waterfowl Management Area [ Whales [² Wildlife Management Area/Refuge [r US Coast Guard Sector Charleston Fish and Wildlife Research Institute µ Sector Charleston AOR Stono River Charleston County MSU Savannah AOR Miles Haulover Creek Atlantic Ocean 80 7'30"W '0"N Map Continued on SC '30"N Bohicket Cr

2 Mouth of Stono River SC35-01 Latitude (DMS): 32 43' 5.807" N Longitude (DMS): 80 10' " Latitude (DD): Longitude (DD): ESI Map: SC - 35 ESI Wadmalaw Island, SC NOAA Chart: 11518_3 CHART ICW CASINO CREEK TO BEAUFORT RIVER SIDE A UU-VV USGS Quad: F2 QUAD Wadmalaw Island Shoreline Type: Salt and brackish water marshes, sheltered scarps in marsh/mud, sheltered tidal flats/oyster beds Highly sensitive salt and brackish water marshes, freshwater swamps (woody vegetation), sheltered tidal flats/oyster beds Min. Boom Length (FT): 1000 Boom Type: 1000' Boom across the mouth of Stono River

3 Mouth of New Cut and Church Creek SC35-02 Latitude (DMS): 32 42' " N Longitude (DMS): 80 10' " Latitude (DD): Longitude (DD): ESI Map: SC - 35 ESI Wadmalaw Island, SC NOAA Chart: 11518_3 CHART ICW CASINO CREEK TO BEAUFORT RIVER SIDE A UU-VV USGS Quad: F2 QUAD Wadmalaw Island Shoreline Type: Salt and brackish water marshes, sheltered tidal flats/oyster beds Highly sensitive salt and brackish water marshes, sheltered tidal flats/oyster beds Min. Boom Length (FT): 2300 Boom Type: 1000' Boom across mouth of New Cut and 1300' boom across mouth of Church Creek

4 Oyster House Creek SC35-03 Latitude (DMS): 32 42' 1.119" N Longitude (DMS): 80 13' " Latitude (DD): Longitude (DD): ESI Map: SC - 35 ESI Wadmalaw Island NOAA Chart: 11518_3 CHART ICW CASINO CREEK TO BEAUFORT RIVER SIDE A UU-VV USGS Quad: F2 QUAD Wadmalaw Island Shoreline Type: Salt and brackish water marshes, sheltered tidal flats/oyster beds, sheltered solid man-made structures, scarps and steep slopes in sand Highly sensitive salt and brackish water marshes, sheltered tidal flats/oyster beds Min. Boom Length (FT): 1050 Boom Type: 750' boom across mouth of creek, 300' boom creek to east of Oyster House Creek

5 Wadmalaw River Spring: B Summer: B Fall: B Winter: B SC35-04 Latitude (DMS): 32 40' " N Longitude (DMS): 80 13' " Latitude (DD): Longitude (DD): ESI Map: SC - 35 ESI Wadmalaw Island NOAA Chart: 11518_3 CHART ICW CASINO CREEK TO BEAUFORT RIVER SIDE A UU-VV USGS Quad: F2 QUAD Wadmalaw Island Shoreline Type: Salt and brackish water marshes, sheltered tidal flats/oyster beds Exposed tidal flats, salt and brackish water marshes, sheltered tidal flats/oyster beds Min. Boom Length (FT): 1400 Boom Type: Booming Method: Deflection 1400' boom cascaded to deflect product into natural collection area to the south

6 Church Flats Creek SC35-05 Latitude (DMS): 32 44' " N Longitude (DMS): 80 10' " Latitude (DD): Longitude (DD): ESI Map: SC - 35 ESI Wadmalaw Island, SC NOAA Chart: 11518_3 CHART ICW CASINO CREEK TO BEAUFORT RIVER SIDE A UU-VV USGS Quad: F2 QUAD Wadmalaw Island Shoreline Type: salt and brackish water marshes, sheltered tidal flats/oyster beds Highly sensitive salt and brackish water marshes Cattle Egret, Common, Hooded & Red-breasted merganser, Black & Wood duck, Clapper rail, shorebirds, wading birds, Atl. croaker, Atl. menhaden, Atl. sharpnose shark, Atl. stingray, Black & Red drum, Mummichog, Seatrout, Southern & Summer flounder, Spot, Spotted seatrout, Striped mullet, American oyster, Blue crab, Penaeid shrimp, Beaver, Mink, Northern raccoon, River otter Church Creek Boat Ramp Min. Boom Length (FT): 200 Boom Type: 200' Barrier boom to protect creek

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