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Wetlands come in many different shapes and sizes, as well as types.  They all vary in the amount of water they hold, how long they hold water, and the type of vegetation they support.  Not all wetlands have standing water during the growing season.

All wetlands must meet three criteria: 
1.  soils developed in wet conditions
2.  wet either above ground or
     wet within 12 inches of the surface
     during all or part of the growing season
3.  plants adapted to live in wet
     soil conditions

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service divided wetlands into 8 types (Types 1-8).  The two primary characteristics used in the classification system include the wetland's dominant plant type and water depth during the growing season.  Wetlands monitored in WHEP are depressional wetlands with emergent marsh vegetation (Types 3, 4, or 5).  

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has designed and tested the WHEP sampling protocols for Type 3, 4 and 5 wetlands located in the Central Hardwood Region of the State of Minnesota. 
Wetlands sampled in WHEP are chosen by the sponsoring agency (City, Watershed Managment Organization, Park Board etc.).  

Select the wetland in the list below to see a map to that wetland.

Wetlands Monitored in Hennepin County
 

Type 2 Wetland
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Type 3 Wetland
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2011 Wetlands Monitored in Dakota County
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Apple Valley

AV1 Hidden Valley

AV5 Cedar Knolls

AV6 Belmont Park

AV7 Podojil Pond

Burnsville

B1 Crystal West

B3 Kraemer

B7 Terrace Oaks North

B8 Red Oak

B12 Terrace Oaks BV Pkwy ALTERNATE

B 13 Sunset ALTERNATE

Burnsville map of wetlands

Eagan

E-18 Moonshine Park

E-20 Shanahan Lake

E-32 City Hall Pond

Eagan map of wetlands

ALTERNATE - E-10 Cedar Pond

Farmington

F3 Kral Pond

F5 Autumn Glen

F6 Vermillion River wetland

Farmington map of wetlands

Hastings

H4 StonegateTreated

H6 Lake Rebecca

H30 Sand Coulee Pond

H56 180th Street Marsh

Lakeville

L7 DNR #387

L8 DNR # 393

L9 NC-54

L10 349W

Mendota Heights

MH2 Copperfield

MH15 Upper Bridgeview

Rosemount

R14 Mare Pond (North)

R21 Cr 38 Mitigation Site 1

R23 CR 38 Mitigation Site 2

R25 WMP #306

R20 WMP #332 (Alternate)

R24 WMP #349 (Alternate)

Rosemount map of wetlands

South St. Paul

SSP1 Anderson Pond

SSP3 LeVander Pond

West St. Paul

WSP2 Thompson Lake

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