Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Classification of Natural Ponds and Lakes
in the Glaciated Prairie Region

Plate 7

jpg -- Seasonal Pond, Slightly Brackish, Cover Type 2 (III-B-2)
Plate 7. Seasonal pond, slightly brackish, cover type 2 (III-B-2). Common spikerush (Eleocharis palustris) and slough sedge (Carex atherodes) are prevalent emergent species in central shallow-marsh zone. July 13, 1964, Stutsman County, N. Dak.

Previous Section -- Plate 6
Return to Contents
Next Section -- Plate 8
NPWRC Home | Site Map | About Us | Staff | Search | Contact | Web Help | Copyright

Accessibility FOIA Privacy Policies and Notices

Take Pride in America home page. FirstGov button U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey
URL: http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/wetlands/pondlake/plate7.htm
Page Contact Information: npwrc@usgs.gov
Page Last Modified: August 3, 2006