Farmed Pothole Information
| Wetland Category: |
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Fresh Marsh |
| NWI Classification: |
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PEM1f |
| Latitude: |
45.969549 |
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Longitude: |
-98.527874 |
Image Data |
| Date: |
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10/22/2014 |
| Direction: |
West |
| State: |
North Dakota |
| Country: |
USA |
| Location: |
US 281 south of Ellendale |
| Author(s): |
Larry Handley |
| Affiliation: |
Government |
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10/22/2014 | | |
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Description:
Palustrine herbaceous persistent emergent marsh that is farmed. Center of pothole is saturated with no standing water present on surface.
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Conditions: Dry late summer/early fall water conditions. Prairie pothole is a shallow isolated wetland with cattails occupying center of depression.
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| Dominant Plants: |
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Scientific Name: |
| Cattail |
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Typha spp. |
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Disturbances: Farming across pothole in dry years, with cattails growing in center of depression in wet years and farming around wet area. |
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Comments: |
