Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Wetland Resources of Eastern South Dakota

Appendix D


Appendix D2. Palustrine, lacustrine, and riverine wetlands delineated by the National Wetlands Inventory in eastern South Dakota physiographic regions from photography acquired 1979-1986.

Polygon Wetlands, Hectares
 
Physiographic Region Palustrine Lacustrine Riverine
Minnesota-Red River Lowland 26,727.10 6,090.59 86.98
Prairie Coteau 168,318.66 43,800.69 2,603.69
Missouri River Floodplain 3,783.90 226.33 3,403.61
James River Lowland 246,781.83 14,954.51 5,759.53
Lake Dakota Plain 40,557.48 1,515.95 2,570.72
Missouri Coteau 145,048.15 14,508.49 1,363.17
Pierre Hills 5,423.35 69,098.75 1,276.43

 

Linear Wetlands, Length (m)
 
Physiographic Region Palustrine Lacustrine Riverine
Minnesota-Red River Lowland 1,698,386.9 1,068.0 531,842.8
Prairie Coteau 16,984,266.0 71,938.7 1,483,184.5
Missouri River Floodplain 288,353.5 0.0 100,823.4
James River Lowland 20,827,564.0 6,205.1 1,734,380.5
Lake Dakota Plain 1,842,174.4 0.0 205,853.0
Missouri Coteau 11,044,420.0 344.0 737,340.0
Pierre Hills 1,774,670.4 1,842.6 893,419.7

 

Point Wetlands, Number
 
Physiographic Region Palustrine Lacustrine Riverine
Minnesota Red-River Lowland 2,583 0 0
Prairie Coteau 22,362 0 0
Missouri River Floodplain 141 0 7
James River Lowland 61,426 0 0
Lake Dakota Plain 6,810 0 0
Missouri Coteau 31,799 0 0
Pierre Hills 740 0 0


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