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Wetland Resources of Eastern South Dakota

Rex R. Johnson Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences South Dakota State University Brookings, SD 57007

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Kenneth F. Higgins Assistant Leader South Dakota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division South Dakota State University Brookings, SD 57007

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This resource is based on the following source:

Johnson, R.R. and K.F. Higgins.  1997.  Wetland resources of eastern South 
     Dakota.  Brookings:  South Dakota State University.  120pp.

This resource should be cited as:

Johnson, R.R. and K.F. Higgins.  1997.  Wetland resources of eastern South 
     Dakota.  Brookings:  South Dakota State University.  120pp.  
     Jamestown, ND: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online.  
     http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/wetlands/sdwet/index.htm
     (Version 22JUL99).

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Table of Contents

• Foreword

• Executive Summary

• Introduction and Methods
  • History of Wetland Drainage
  • The National Wetlands Inventory
  • Wetland GIS Development

• Results and Discussion
  • Palustrine Wetlands
  • Lacustrine Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats
  • Riverine Wetlands

• Eastern South Dakota Basins
  • Temporary Basins
  • Seasonal Basins
  • Semipermanent Basins
  • Permanent Basins
  • Drainage Ditches and Channelized Streams

• Acknowledgments

• Literature Cited

• Appendices

• Tables and Figures

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