Wetland area by Colorado county
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Proportion of total county area mapped as wetlands by the National Wetlands Inventory (NWI). Emergent wetlands are dominated by herbaceous plant species, shrub/scrub wetlands are dominated by shrubs, often willow (Salix spp.) species, while forested wetlands support trees.
Date
December 17, 2015
Copyright Notes
Image courtesy of Edward Gage.