Geographic [x Response Plan Map: GA-12 [r. Map Continued on GA-8 XXX. GA12-01 Green Island Sound. OSSABAW ISLAND WMA Raccoon Key XXX

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1 Charles Ogeechee River tal Waterway 31 52'30"N Little Ogeechee River Harveys Island 81 7'30"W Charles Rush Charles 950 Ogeechee River Geographic Response Plan Map: GA-12 Map Continued on GA-8 Green Island Sound ««Chatham County 1600 Intracoastal Waterway Green Island Sound 1500 Hell Gate # 1950 OSSABAW ISLAND WMA Raccoon Key 1100 GA12-01 Green Island Sound GA12-02 Ogeechee River Mouth «Curtis WASSAW ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE «GA12-03 WASSAW ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE Odingsell River 81 0'0"W Rhodes 31 52'30"N 750 GA12E Wassa Wildlife ane Patch LIFE A Map Continued on GA-11 Pine Islands [b Buckhead ek re Cane Patch C [` Cabbage Garden Ossabaw Island Bradley River 1750 Map Continued on GA-12E OSSABAW ISLAND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA 100 GA12-04 Ossabaw Inlet North Atlantic Ocean '0"N 81 7'30"W [ ABAW ISLAND Legend WILDLIFE Environmentally Sensitive Areas GEMENT AREA Protection Priority - Summer A - Protect First - Highest Priority XX X # B - Protect after A Areas - Medium Priority C - Protect after B Areas - Lower Priority Collection Point «Skimmer Staging Areas!S( 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 Bio-SocEcon Aquaculture [y Boat Ramp!d Coast Guard [s Commercial Fishing Diving birds Nesting Area [` Dolphins [ Gull/Tern Nesting Area [ Historical Site [e Manatees! Marina!h Map Continued on GA-14E Raptor Nesting Area [b Recreational Fishing Sea Turtles Shorebird Nesting Area [«Wading birds Nesting Area Water Intake!q Water Quality! Waterfowl Management Area [ Whales [² Wildlife Management Area/Refuge US Coast Guard MSU Savannah Fish and Wildlife Research Institute µ 0.5 MSU Savannah AOR Atlantic Ocean Sector Jacksonville AOR Miles 81 0'0"W Sector Charleston AOR '0"N

2 Green Island Sound Latitude (DMS): 31 52' 2.026" N Longitude (DMS): 81 3' " W Latitude (DD): Longitude (DD): ESI Map: GA - 12 ESI Raccoon Key, GA NOAA Chart: 11507_8 CHART BEAUFORT RIVER TO ST. SIMONS SOUND DELEGAL CREEK EXT USGS Quad: G1 QUAD Raccoon Key Managed Area (if applicable): GA12-01 Shoreline Type: Salt and brackish water marshes, scrub-shrub wetlands, exposed tidal flats, gravel beaches, scarps and steep slopes in sand, fine to medium grained sand beaches High Sensitivity salt and brackish water marshes, scrub-shrub wetlands, exposed tidal flats Whimbrel, Yellowlegs, Wading birds, Wood stork, Waterfowl, Amer. oyster, Quahog spp., Blue crab, Knobbed whelk, Brown shrimp, Grass shrimp, Pink shrimp, White shrimp, various fish species, Bottlenose dolphin Threaten/Endangered Species: Shortnose sturgeon, West Indian Manatee, Piping plover, Wilson's plover, Wood stork - feeding Recreational fishing None /helicopter Min. Boom Length (FT): 3900 Boom Type: Booming Method: Protection/Exclusion 1400' boom across Hell Gate Intracoastal Waterway, 1800' boom across Delegal Ceek and 700' boom across Adams (GA-8). Skimmers Any efforts that may result in the closing of the Intracoastal Waterway need to be made in consultation with Sector Charleston s Waterways Management Division or methods to open and close the waterway need to be devised (e.g. manning a boom gate ).

3 Ogeechee River Mouth Latitude (DMS): 31 50' " N Longitude (DMS): 81 4' " W Latitude (DD): Longitude (DD): ESI Map: GA - 12 ESI Raccoon Key, GA NOAA Chart: 11511_1 CHART OSSABAW AND ST CATHERINES SOUNDS USGS Quad: G1 QUAD Raccoon Key Managed Area (if applicable): Altamaha State Waterfowl Management Area GA12-02 Shoreline Type: Salt and brackish water marshes, sheltered tidal flats, gravel beaches High Sensitivity salt and brackish water marshes both shorelines, scrub-shrub wetlands, exposed and sheltered tidal flats Whimbrel, Yellowlegs, Great & Snowy egret; Great blue, Little blue & Tricolored heron, Black- & Yellow-crowned night heron, Amer. oyster, Quahog spp., Blue crab, Knobbed whelk, Penaeid shrimp, Grass shrimp, various fish species, Bottlenose dolphin Threaten/Endangered Species: Shortnose sturgeon - all seasons, Piping plover, Wilson's plover, possible West Indian manatee Recreational fishing Natural collection between Egg Island and Ossabaw Island Response Resources: See Annex XIV (2400) E-12, 17, 23, 26 Booming Method: As in Sapelo Sound

4 Latitude (DMS): 31 50' " N Longitude (DMS): 81 1' " W Latitude (DD): Longitude (DD): ESI Map: GA - 12 ESI Raccoon Key, GA NOAA Chart: 11511_1 CHART OSSABAW AND ST CATHERINES SOUNDS USGS Quad: G1 QUAD Raccoon Key Managed Area (if applicable): GA12-03 Shoreline Type: Salt and brackish water marshes, exposed and sheltered tidal flats, gravel beaches, fine to medium grained sand beaches High Sensitivity salt and brackish water marshes both shorelines, scrub-shrub wetlands both shorelines, exposed and sheltered tidal flats Dowitcher, Dunlin, Least & Western sandpiper, Marbled godwit, Red knot, Ruddy turnstone, Whimbrel, Yellowlegs, Great & Snowy egret, Great, Little blue & Tricolored heron, Semipalmated & Spotted sandpiper, Wading birds, Black- & Yellow-crowned night heron, Waterfowl, Amer. oyster, Quahog spp., Blue crab, Knobbed whelk, Penaeid & Grass shrimp, various fish species, Bottlenose dolphin Threaten/Endangered Species: West Indian Manatee: spring-fall, Shortnose sturgeon - all season, Piping plover, Wilson's plover, Wood stork, Loggerhead sea turtle None Commercial fishing - shrimping; Recreational fishing Booming Method: No Information Provided See Sapelo Sound

5 Ossabaw Inlet North Latitude (DMS): 31 46' " N Longitude (DMS): 81 4' " W Latitude (DD): Longitude (DD): ESI Map: GA - 12 ESI Raccoon Key, GA NOAA Chart: 11511_1 CHART OSSABAW AND ST CATHERINES SOUNDS USGS Quad: G1 QUAD Raccoon Key Managed Area (if applicable): Altamaha State Waterfowl Management Area GA12-04 Shoreline Type: Salt and brackish water marshes, exposed tidal flats, scarps and steep slopes in sand, fine to medium grained sand beaches High Sensitivity salt and brackish water marsh both shorelines, freshwater marshes, swamps, scrub-shrub wetlands, exposed tidal flats Whimbrel, Yellowlegs, various fish species, Amer. oyster, Quahog spp., Blue crab, Knobbed whelk, Brown shrimp, Grass shrimp, Pink shrimp, White shrimp, various fish species, Bottlenose dolphin Threaten/Endangered Species: West Indian Manatee - spring-fall, Shortnose sturgeon - all season, Piping plover, Wilson's plover, Loggerhead sea turtle Natural collection between Egg Island and Ossabaw Island Booming Method: No Information Provided As in Sapelo Sound