Mills County SWCD

204 West 5^th, Malvern, IA 51551

Phone: 712-624-8606 Fax: 712-624-8587

Wetlands

Natural wetlands, swamps, bogs, sloughs, potholes and marshes are found throughout the United States and vary widely in size, shape, and type. Sloughs, potholes and marshes in low-lying areas are most common in Iowa. A wetland may have standing water year-around or may hold surface water for only part of the year. Wetlands can provide natural pollution control. They remove nutrients, pesticides and bacteria from surface waters. Because wetlands slow overland flow and store runoff water, they reduce both soil erosion and flooding downstream. Many wetlands release water slowly into the ground which recharges groundwater supplies.

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