Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Wetlands of North and South Dakota


Number of Basins Per Square Mile

By County

  Temporary Seasonal Semi-
permanent
Lake River Total
State County 22.63 12.24 1.82 0.06 0.01 36.75
North
Dakota
Barnes
Benson 28.49 22.94 3.48 0.13 0.02 55.06
Bottineau 22.42 21.00 1.94 0.09 0.07 45.51
Burke 23.33 24.69 2.33 0.54 0.02 50.92
Burleigh 4.99 15.97 1.36 0.03 0.13 22.48
Cass 9.56 4.09 0.45 0.03 0.11 14.23
Cavalier 9.13 9.78 0.46 0.02 0.02 19.41
Dickey 22.26 22.16 3.74 0.03 0.02 48.22
Divide 10.61 18.35 2.58 0.29 0.01 31.83
Eddy 16.60 15.44 1.96 0.13 0.05 34.18
Emmons 3.84 5.34 1.26 0.04 0.07 10.55
Foster 21.16 12.46 1.37 0.06 0.05 35.09
Grandforks 3.56 3.91 0.85 0.02 0.07 8.40
Griggs 15.56 9.25 1.84 0.06 0.06 26.77
Kidder 6.39 17.25 2.65 0.14 0.00 26.43
Lamoure 24.55 18.54 2.06 0.03 0.02 45.19
Logan 9.81 16.44 2.54 0.12 0.02 28.93
Mchenry 17.33 15.54 1.81 0.09 0.05 34.82
Mcintosh 15.05 9.45 1.73 0.08 0.01 26.32
Mclean 26.02 32.61 4.69 0.32 0.08 63.72
Mountrail 12.91 19.50 2.17 0.16 0.01 34.74
Nelson 20.52 17.70 2.82 0.10 0.02 41.16
Pembina 4.97 3.73 1.01 0.02 0.04 9.76
Pierce 27.12 14.89 2.15 0.21 0.00 44.37
Ramsey 16.98 16.38 1.91 0.10 0.02 35.39
Ransom 25.15 29.18 2.12 0.03 0.05 56.53
Renville 32.98 34.37 2.68 0.04 0.02 70.10
Richland 9.42 6.53 1.16 0.03 0.11 17.24
Rolette 26.58 29.62 3.75 0.28 0.09 60.31
Sargent 19.31 28.46 4.36 0.05 0.18 52.36
Sheridan 27.84 49.00 6.24 0.24 0.07 83.40
Steele 13.37 7.38 1.23 0.04 0.04 22.05
Stutsman 15.19 18.29 3.72 0.11 0.03 37.34
Towner 51.64 22.68 3.49 0.08 0.02 77.92
Traill 3.32 1.45 0.35 0.02 0.09 5.22
Walsh 5.12 7.30 1.33 0.02 0.04 13.81
Ward 38.27 42.93 5.95 0.34 0.03 87.52
Wells 26.61 17.89 2.19 0.07 0.05 46.81
Williams 2.80 9.59 1.37 0.07 0.02 13.86
Total 17.28 17.66 2.38 0.12 0.05 37.47
South
Dakota
County 14.74 12.16 2.93 0.07 0.07 29.96
Aurora
Beadle 33.23 12.27 2.52 0.02 0.18 48.22
Bonhomme 9.66 5.95 2.20 0.04 0.36 18.22
Brookings 9.05 6.86 2.07 0.05 0.10 18.14
Brown 19.30 10.32 1.64 0.02 0.07 31.36
Brule 8.11 7.57 2.87 0.04 0.08 18.66
Buffalo 4.60 2.84 2.19 0.06 0.41 10.10
Campbell 6.59 5.97 1.92 0.06 0.13 14.69
Charlesmix 6.38 6.92 2.44 0.04 0.22 16.00
Clark 13.72 10.20 3.04 0.02 0.00 26.99
Clay 10.08 3.83 0.76 0.02 0.20 14.89
Codington 7.45 5.17 2.56 0.07 0.09 15.33
Davison 22.23 13.92 2.07 0.03 0.21 38.46
Day 12.92 9.89 4.40 0.09 0.05 27.35
Deuel 12.20 18.55 3.17 0.06 0.37 34.35
Douglas 11.11 10.83 3.47 0.01 0.14 25.56
Edmunds 19.22 19.46 2.06 0.03 0.04 40.83
Faulk 22.51 15.26 2.23 0.05 0.33 40.38
Grant 9.21 10.95 3.15 0.06 0.38 23.75
Hamlin 5.85 4.96 2.24 0.03 0.06 13.14
Hand 24.53 13.06 2.38 0.02 0.03 40.03
Hanson 16.44 12.61 2.46 0.03 0.20 31.74
Hughes 6.65 2.59 1.50 0.02 0.11 10.88
Hutchinson 15.93 7.57 2.73 0.03 0.21 26.47
Hyde 18.96 9.39 2.01 0.02 0.06 30.43
Jerauld 12.02 8.82 2.87 0.05 0.12 23.88
Kingsbury 17.74 10.12 2.73 0.03 0.06 30.69
Lake 9.92 7.64 3.10 0.04 0.28 20.99
Lincoln 15.52 8.41 1.40 0.05 0.28 25.66
Marshall 13.84 12.66 5.56 0.15 0.11 32.32
Mccook 20.98 16.87 3.23 0.04 0.37 41.49
Mcpherson 13.72 16.75 2.58 0.05 0.02 33.12
Miner 21.51 19.51 3.93 0.03 0.24 45.22
Minnehaha 8.56 5.50 1.87 0.13 0.34 16.40
Moody 8.02 6.68 2.27 0.04 0.26 17.27
Potter 8.44 4.44 2.30 0.04 0.19 15.40
Roberts 19.02 13.11 3.54 0.06 0.18 35.92
Sanborn 31.58 18.11 1.95 0.02 0.09 51.76
Spink 24.09 7.74 1.70 0.02 0.12 33.67
Sully 9.63 2.99 1.67 0.02 0.04 14.35
Turner 15.49 7.54 1.93 0.03 0.28 25.27
Union 4.75 2.33 0.83 0.04 0.34 8.29
Walworth 8.81 4.01 1.89 0.04 0.18 14.93
Yankton 9.79 5.16 1.82 0.09 0.18 17.04
Total 15.02 9.84 2.47 0.04 0.16 27.53
Total 16.36 14.46 2.41 0.09 0.09 33.41


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