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Wetland Resources of Eastern South Dakota

Table 5


Table 5. Acres of eastern South Dakota temporary, seasonal, and semipermanent basins by water regime and size class.

Size Class (ac)
Temporary
Seasonal
Semipermanent
 
 
 
Na
Db
Ic
≤0.5
87,056 (22%)
42,128 (8%)
623 (<1%)
4,853 (2%)
676 (<1%)
0.5-1.0
56,116 (14%)
40,025 (7%)
1,518 (<1%)
2,404 (1%)
1,392(1%)
1.0-2.0
68,852 (18%)
65,736 (12%)
4,599 (1%)
4,505 (2%)
2,742 (3%)
2.0-5.0
84,036 (22%)
132,525 (24%)
18,225 (5%)
18,706 (8%)
7,135 (7%)
5.0-10.0
43,949 (11%)
108,086 (20%)
30,098 (8%)
29,769 (13%)
9,819 (10%)
10.0-100.0
50,045 (13%)
156,577 (28%)
176,463 (47%)
124,098 (52%)
45,424 (46%)
>100
0 (0%)
8,441 (2%)
146,134 (39%)
52,735 (22%)
32,223 (32%)

a Natural semipermanent basins
b Basins with semipermanent water regimes due to presence of an excavated feature like a dugout
c Semipermanent impoundments
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