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Table A-4. Area of freshwater wetlands in Lee County


 Areaa % Total % Noncoastal
 Wetland type acres county area county area

Cypress strands 18,500 2.9 4.4
Marshes (sloughs) 11,900 1.8 2.8
Swamp hammocks 10,000 1.5 2.4
Wet prairie 64,500 9.9 15.3
Dwarf cypress 4,110 0.63 0.98
Ponds smaller than
100 acres 60,100 9.2 14.3
Larger ponds 611 0.09 0.15


Total wetlands 170,000 26.1 40.4
Total county area 651,000
Noncoastal area 421,000


aAn estimated area
from that system.


5.00%
2.00%
1.00%
1.00%
0.20%
0.03%


total
total
total
total
total
total


county
county
county
county
county
county


of ponds in each major wetlands system was subtracted


area
area
area
area
area
area


ponds
ponds
ponds
ponds
ponds
ponds


in pineland
in wet prairie
in cypress
in slough and marshes
in swamp hammock
in dwarf cypress


32,600
13,000
6,510
6,510
1,300
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acres
acres
acres
acres
acres
acres