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ORIGINAL WETLANDS OF MINNESOTA 









LEGEND 



Peats (5.9 million acres) 



Poorly drained mineral soils 

 (12.5 million acres ) 



Other soils (33.0 million acres) 



Water (2.9 million acres) 



Fig. 40. Original extent and distribution of Minnesota's wetlands (University of Minnesota 1981). 



