Characteristics and Management of Tidal Impoundments for Wildlife in a South Carolina Estuary
The characteristics, management and costs of 213 diked impoundments in an important waterfowl wintering area in coastal South Carolina were studied in 1972-73 by intensive field surveys and interviews with owners, managers, construction companies, and tax collectors. Managed impoundments composed 22,536 acres of the total 98,451 acres of marshland and were claimed by 52 individuals or private groups and two state agencies. The objectives in management varied, but attracting waterfowl or snipe was an objective for 77 percent of the impoundments composing 87 percent (19,617 acres) of the...
