MN 5. Lost River Peatlands. Acreage: Large — requires determination. 



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Location: Koochiching County; Rouseau 1 :250,000 Quadrangle; 20 miles SW of 

 Big Falls; reached via routes U.S. 71 or Minn. 72. 



Description: Contains fine examples of string bog and island complex, patterned 

 fens, raised bogs, and related patterned peatland features. This area is very inac- 

 cessible except in winter, and no research has been done except the reconnais- 

 sance work reported by M. L. Heinselman (1963). Also'contains a beach of 

 Glacial Lake Agassiz and "disappearing" sections of the Lost River. 



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References: Heinselman, M. L. 1963. Forest sites, bog peatland types in the 

 glacial Lake Agassiz region, Minnesota. Ecol. Monogr. 33:327-374. 



Encroachments: Timber harvest around perimeter, last 30 to 40 years. Road 

 construction on Lake Agassiz beach. 



Ownership: Largely state of Minnesota. 



Data source: M. L. Heinselman, North Central Forest Experiment Station, 

 USFS, Folwell Ave., St. Paul, Minn. 55101. 





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