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Table 7. Area of freshwater wetlands in lower southwest Florida from
pond count, pond measurements, and ecosystem maps.



 Total Area Wetlands Area
County acres acres percent



Hendry 735,000 454,000 61.78

Collier 1,303,000 809,000 62.10

Lee 651,000 170,000 26.08


Total 2,689,000 1,433,000 53.29



NOTE: Ecosystem maps are from Brown, 1976; DeBellevue, 1976; and
Lehman, 1976.