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Wetlands of North and South Dakota


Wells County, North Dakota

  Basin Area
(Acres)
Basin Area
/ Square
Mile
No. Basins No. Basins
/ Square
Mile
Basin Class 13,850 10.66 34,559 26.61
Temporary
Seasonal 28,979 22.31 23,239 17.89
Semipermanent 22,944 17.66 2,850 2.19
Lake 4,851 3.73 92 0.07
River 1,047 0.81 68 0.05
Total 71,671 55.18 60,808 46.81
Total Without Lake
and River
65,773 50.64 60,648 46.69


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