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Wetland types

Prairie potholes

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Photo courtesy of Greg Forcey.
Prairie potholes are located in the glaciated prairies from central Iowa through western Minnesota, eastern South and North Dakota, southwestern Manitoba, and southern Saskatchewan and Alberta.