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Wetland Acreage by County (1980-1987)

Acreage of wetland resources by county identified from the National Wetland Inventory maps
during 1980-1987
CountyWetland HabitatsTotal Wetland HabitatsDeep Water Habitats
Scrub-shrubForestedWet meadowShallow MarshDeep marshOpen WaterOther
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Limnetic lakePerennial riverineDeep WaterTotal
Adams1031,91312112821451 2,7371991853843,121
Allen3178,0826667861771,54069412,2629211,2332,15414,416
Bartholomew48610,436188128211,3168012,6548777501,62714,281
Benton804674743121912311,475 1141141,589
Blackford541,43331727461342 2,480 992,489
Boone1433,4606101952555214,9851282013295,314
Brown582,13217772751,5469394,9991,513251,5386,538
Carroll3224,085928380403551546,2645741,7842,3588,622
Cass3954,6001,460957145436 7,9932101,4351,6449,637
Clark1123,37715398161,315115,0821,4591361,5946,676
Clay784,657239183213,260168,4533376229589,412
Clinton2564,59167719644342 6,106801191996,305
Crawford5065411563848591,3032,5051672,6723,975
Daviess2358,866424324421,65816011,7092,1539623,11514,824
Dearborn1711,85924471191,214703,6491,0245121,5365,185
Decatur482,49468271668393,345361193803,724
Dekalb4556,7101,5572,1372161,06987913,02331610442013,443
Delaware1853,70931055398803 5,6571,2594311,6907,347
Dubois5848,2563223032611,752 11,4782,4997973,29714,774
Elkhart1,3187,5221,0531,9798371,0651,01314,7861,3329172,24917,035
Fayette431,8233387247472,208222362582,466
Floyd25446486027558361,200378284061,696
Fountain4127,30038350884462669,2141331,3331,46510,679
Franklin932,276772647211283,3253,0516453,6967,021
Fulton9444,9822,0122,6855796949511,9901,4274381,86513,855
Gibson1,25118,1826825525971,86836923,5003,4833,4946,97730,477
Grant1902,38447525462846 4,212806036834,895
Greene1785,876295212293,0142429,8477551,2291,98311,831
Hamilton1095,2403024459665176,8482.3895452,9349,782
Hancock372,4471171383640433,182112111233,305
Harrison1061,38939177741,502403,3283,0503553,4056,733
Hendricks231,793634620782372,76315191602,923
Henry1042,4462742395660323,72360126034,326
Howard1544,0653603532226175,2225862208066,028
Huntington1602,04229035355566593,5242,5195873,1066,630
Jackson47721,015605404251,40915824,0935931,3691,96226,055
Jasper5823,2561,2491,9603225743648,3074313057369,043
Jay1154,23519526741440 5,293   5,293
Jefferson1,0415,58511740288591127,7821,2261421,3689,150
Jennings6565,13216754191,2561037,3864623377988,184
Johnson652,84710683351,095154,2464203607795,025
Knox29113,512928942741,94712517,8187903,4184,20822,026
Kosciusko3,10411,3323,0423,7061,9421,3502,70627,17210,57426110,83538,007
LaGrange2,70411,3562,6604,6841,2241,0901,98825,7084,286245 4,532 30,239
Lake1,4085,8561,6185,0522,4772,57877219,7602,584793 3,37723,137
LaPorte1,64813,4022,8723,1471,7751,84969025,3832,028241 2,26927,652
Lawrence593,1662652191485764,5871,101729 1,8306,417
Madison2255,15547239373696 7,014158289 447 7,461
Marion551,62274151111,629183,5603,8999764,8758,435
Marshall57410,5981,7323,2465591,16616618,0392,9981943,19221,231
Martin723,90413716149558 4,8829691,4812,4507,332
Miami1922,729567713534171004,7714549101,3646,135
Monroe1322,2255517256670113,32310,98211111,09314,416
Montgomery2924,41776440721323326,2554285269537,209
Morgan1164,606465368222,0851727,8326101,2491,8599,691
Newton4844,8076821,0937166465388,965284624919,456
Noble3,65111,3892,1094,8297761,3593,35427,4673,7231033,82731,294
Ohio8,1531537266 305306331,0212061,2271,860
Orange1291,284129416596172372,8714,519 4,5197,389
Owen1433,709450136151,9361136,5011,0108971,9068,408
Parke1964,2051641395762985,5682,5247563,2798,848
Perry1471,361488828742 2,4144,4721214,5947,007
Pike1,69313,3624465414213,91513020,5107211,7172,43822,948
Porter1,4149,7911,0342,5191,3651,44553218,10067228595619,056
Posey96616,155465232881,18195020,0363,0142,9655,97926,015
Pulaski3747,2412,2041,3831233356511,7254082786712,592
Putnam833,058486871,025774,3661,2091711,3805,746
Randolph1255,9962641222342846,96274281027,063
Ripley7954,4165119161,507356,8397832251,0087,846
Rush1724,639217911234335,4766922915,566
St. Joseph5776,2791,0641,1397479252191,0951,5022641,76612,716
Scott2215,6739912151,1212767,515953621,0168,530
Shelby905,82219613318400286,6861903915817,267
Spencer3967,845350188291,9932710,8291,3982601,65712,486
Starke3127,9401,1871,312254414 11,4191,8471852,03213,450
Steuben1,9287,0512,4335,0581,9012,0881,39421,8517,41177,41829,269
Sullivan40314,1754523741272,8627318,4663,9595144,47422,940
Switzerland7483845441687231,7122,46712,4694,180
Tippecanoe3007,5211,31790222047115010,880912,2112,30113,181
Tipton963,1032011449103 3,656 113,657
Union1061,408544181322011,9512,01592,0243,975
Vanderburgh1212,65011014581,319384,3911,250931,3445,735
Vermillion1293,909205225538471055,4733672,1092,4767,949
Vigo23311,902228358252,4062515,1761,3971,7973,19418,369
Wabash4922,2241,133465596857715,8293,5498594,40810,237
Warren993,891359503952472455,439297357646,203
Warrick1,52211,6183644174335,47313019,9572,7801922,97222,929
Washington1405,999192194201,08687,6395004159158,554
Wayne2185,71716610738676396,961282513347,295
Wells402,08316918983538 3,102373904283,530
White5392,2702,2651,057353445367,0461,779641,8428,889
Whitley6344,9235611,3281588701,4659,9391,376421,41811,357
Total:42,131504,33655,07167,56420,73098,56524,633813,032140,53253,630194,1621,007,194
 5.2%62.0%6.8%8.3%2.5%12.1%3.0%100%72.4%27.6%100.0% 

NWI habitat types were combined based on a scheme developed by the Illinois Natural History Survey.

** Includes palustrine emergent with undetermined water regime, littorial lake, and riverine unconsolidated shore.

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