528
saline wetlands and 1.6 million ha as coastal
FW wetlands.
3. In Alaska State , the Yukon Flats National
Wildlife Refuge encompasses most of the
Yukon Flats. In California State , the Ledson
Marsh is a 10-ha freshwater marsh in
Annadel State Park, east of Santa Rosa in
Sonoma County, California. In Florida State,
the Barley Barber Swamp was once a vast
bald cypress forest and waterway in the
Greater Everglades watershed. In Georgia
State , the Okefenokee Swamp is a shallow,
177,000 ha, mosaic of several different types
of peat-fi lled wetland communities on the
Atlantic coastal plain straddling the SE
Georgia and NE Florida border in the USA.
In Hawaii State , Kawai Nui Marsh (or
Kawainui) has an area of 320 ha and is the
largest wetland in the Hawaiian Islands. In
Illinois State , the Wauconda Bog Nature
Preserve is a tamarack bog located in
Wauconda, a suburb of Chicago, situated in
Lake County, Illinois. In Indiana State , the
great black swamp is a glacially caused wetland in northwest Ohio. In Kansas State , the
Haskell–Baker Wetlands span approximately
260 ha on the south side of Lawrence,
Kansas. In Kentucky State , the Axe Lake
Swamp State Nature Preserve is a 190-ha
nature reserve located near Barlow,
Kentucky. In Maryland State , the Birds Mill
Swamp is a swamp located just west of the
Chesapeake Bay in Anne Arundel County on
the coastal plain region of Maryland. In
Massachusetts , the Hockomock Swamp is an
enormous wetland covering much of the
northern part of southeastern Massachusetts.
It is considered as the second largest wetland
in the state. In Michigan State , the Huron
Swamp is a heavily forested wetland located
in Springfi eld Township, in Michigan’s
Oakland County. The Huron River originates
within the Huron Swamp. In Minnesota
State , the Big Bog State Recreation Area is a
recent addition of wetlands to the Minnesota
state park system. In Nevada State , the Clark
County Wetlands Park is the largest park in
the Clark County, Nevada park system. In
New Hampshire State , the Spruce Hole Bog,
locally known as Spruce Hole, is a complete
ecological community occupying a true kettle hole in the town of Durham, New
Hampshire. In New Jersey State , the Great
Piece Meadows is located in Morris and
Essex Counties in New Jersey. In New York
State , the Montezuma Marsh is a marsh at
the northern end of Cayuga Lake in the
Finger Lakes region of New York. In North
Carolina State , the Bog Garden is a nature
preserve. Further, Goshen Swamp is a blackwater creek swamp located in Duplin County
in North Carolina. In Ohio State , the Cedar
Bog State Nature Preserve is a fen left behind
by the retreating glaciers of the Wisconsin
glaciation. In the Oregon State , Jackson
Bottom Wetlands Preserve lies in Hillsboro,
Oregon, in the USA. In Pennsylvania State ,
the Tannersville Cranberry Bog is a sphagnum bog on the Cranberry Creek in
Tannersville, Pennsylvania. In South
Carolina State , the Hell Hole Swamp is a
swamp in northeastern Berkeley County,
South Carolina. In Texas State , the Cypress
Bayou is the name applied to a series of wetlands at the western edge of Caddo Lake, in
and around Jefferson in Texas. In Virginia
State , the Dyke Marsh is located on the west
bank of the Potomac River south of
Alexandria in Virginia. In addition to above,
the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife
Refuge is one of the northernmost ‘southern’
swamps on the Atlantic coastal plain. In
Wisconsin State , the Horicon Marsh is a
marsh located in northern Dodge and southern Fond du Lac counties of Wisconsin.
4. In Canada , there are a large number of wetlands. There are about three times the area of
wetlands in Canada than is found in the
lower 48 states of the USA. According to an
estimate, Canada has about 127.2 million ha
of wetlands. In Canada , the Leitrim Wetlands
is a large provincially signifi cant bog near
the village of Leitrim in the city of Ottawa.
Further, the Holland Marsh is a fl at intensive
muck crop farming region in Ontario, Canada
consisting of fertile peat moss. In addition to
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saline wetlands and 1.6 million ha as coastal
FW wetlands.
3. In Alaska State , the Yukon Flats National
Wildlife Refuge encompasses most of the
Yukon Flats. In California State , the Ledson
Marsh is a 10-ha freshwater marsh in
Annadel State Park, east of Santa Rosa in
Sonoma County, California. In Florida State,
the Barley Barber Swamp was once a vast
bald cypress forest and waterway in the
Greater Everglades watershed. In Georgia
State , the Okefenokee Swamp is a shallow,
177,000 ha, mosaic of several different types
of peat-fi lled wetland communities on the
Atlantic coastal plain straddling the SE
Georgia and NE Florida border in the USA.
In Hawaii State , Kawai Nui Marsh (or
Kawainui) has an area of 320 ha and is the
largest wetland in the Hawaiian Islands. In
Illinois State , the Wauconda Bog Nature
Preserve is a tamarack bog located in
Wauconda, a suburb of Chicago, situated in
Lake County, Illinois. In Indiana State , the
great black swamp is a glacially caused wetland in northwest Ohio. In Kansas State , the
Haskell–Baker Wetlands span approximately
260 ha on the south side of Lawrence,
Kansas. In Kentucky State , the Axe Lake
Swamp State Nature Preserve is a 190-ha
nature reserve located near Barlow,
Kentucky. In Maryland State , the Birds Mill
Swamp is a swamp located just west of the
Chesapeake Bay in Anne Arundel County on
the coastal plain region of Maryland. In
Massachusetts , the Hockomock Swamp is an
enormous wetland covering much of the
northern part of southeastern Massachusetts.
It is considered as the second largest wetland
in the state. In Michigan State , the Huron
Swamp is a heavily forested wetland located
in Springfi eld Township, in Michigan’s
Oakland County. The Huron River originates
within the Huron Swamp. In Minnesota
State , the Big Bog State Recreation Area is a
recent addition of wetlands to the Minnesota
state park system. In Nevada State , the Clark
County Wetlands Park is the largest park in
the Clark County, Nevada park system. In
New Hampshire State , the Spruce Hole Bog,
locally known as Spruce Hole, is a complete
ecological community occupying a true kettle hole in the town of Durham, New
Hampshire. In New Jersey State , the Great
Piece Meadows is located in Morris and
Essex Counties in New Jersey. In New York
State , the Montezuma Marsh is a marsh at
the northern end of Cayuga Lake in the
Finger Lakes region of New York. In North
Carolina State , the Bog Garden is a nature
preserve. Further, Goshen Swamp is a blackwater creek swamp located in Duplin County
in North Carolina. In Ohio State , the Cedar
Bog State Nature Preserve is a fen left behind
by the retreating glaciers of the Wisconsin
glaciation. In the Oregon State , Jackson
Bottom Wetlands Preserve lies in Hillsboro,
Oregon, in the USA. In Pennsylvania State ,
the Tannersville Cranberry Bog is a sphagnum bog on the Cranberry Creek in
Tannersville, Pennsylvania. In South
Carolina State , the Hell Hole Swamp is a
swamp in northeastern Berkeley County,
South Carolina. In Texas State , the Cypress
Bayou is the name applied to a series of wetlands at the western edge of Caddo Lake, in
and around Jefferson in Texas. In Virginia
State , the Dyke Marsh is located on the west
bank of the Potomac River south of
Alexandria in Virginia. In addition to above,
the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife
Refuge is one of the northernmost ‘southern’
swamps on the Atlantic coastal plain. In
Wisconsin State , the Horicon Marsh is a
marsh located in northern Dodge and southern Fond du Lac counties of Wisconsin.
4. In Canada , there are a large number of wetlands. There are about three times the area of
wetlands in Canada than is found in the
lower 48 states of the USA. According to an
estimate, Canada has about 127.2 million ha
of wetlands. In Canada , the Leitrim Wetlands
is a large provincially signifi cant bog near
the village of Leitrim in the city of Ottawa.
Further, the Holland Marsh is a fl at intensive
muck crop farming region in Ontario, Canada
consisting of fertile peat moss. In addition to
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