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North Creek, Catfish Creek, Clower Creek, 1I1 igraw Bayou, andM~theRY Creek. The study area is about seven mi les long andtwo to three mil es wide, Iy i n9 genera I Iy was I of the SeaboardCoast Line Rai Iroad tracks. The total draineJge area of thecreeks studied in this report is aboui 35 square mi les and thedrainage area of each creek is shown in table I.TABLEIDRAINAGEARC:ASStreamDrain3ce AreaSquare Mi IeSouth Creek-----------------------------------­North Creek------------------------------------Catfish Creek---------------------------------­Clower Creek----------------------------------­EI Ii graw 6ayou--------------------------------­Matheny Creek----------------------------------18.63.86.61.01.82.7The creeks studied in this report originate in swampyareas at elevations ranging from 13- to 26-feet above mean sealevel. The creeks generally flow in westerly and southwesterlydirections for varying short distances before d1scharging intoDryman Bay and Little Sarasota Bay. These bays separate themainland of the study area from Casey Key and Siesta Key, whoseland areas ~ouch the Gulf of Mexico. ~!ost of the study area isswampy and covered by a dense growth of water grass and mangrovewith occasional cypress heads.2