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Wetland Mapping Summary
| Area of mapped wetlands | 13,474 acres |
| Percent of basin mapped as wetlands | 2% |
Wetland Area by Type (acres)
| Freshwater Herbaceous | 6,705 | 50% |
| Freshwater Shrub | 1,409 | 10% |
| Freshwater Forested | 159 | 1% |
| Ponds | 2,999 | 22% |
| Lakes | 285 | 2% |
| Rivers | 1,822 | 14% |
| Other | 95 | < 1% |
Wetland Area Mapped with Modifiers (acres)
| Excavated | 0 | < 1% |
| Dammed | 0 | < 1% |
| Ditched/Drained | 0 | < 1% |
| Farmed | 0 | None |
| Modified by Beaver | 0 | < 1% |
Weltand Area by Stressor Class (acres)
| No Stress | 52,285 | 7% |
| Low Stress | 247,529 | 35% |
| Moderate Stress | 143,359 | 20% |
| High Stress | 77,585 | 11% |
| Severe Stress | 193,126 | 27% |
Total Area and Elevation Range
| Total Area | 713,876 acres | 2,889 sq km |
| Maximum elevation | 14,162 ft | 4,318 m |
| Minimum elevation | 4,913 ft | 1,498 m |
| Average elevation | 7,840 ft | 2,390 m |
Land Ownership (acres)
| Total Federal Lands | 300,680 | 42% | ||
| Bureau of Land Management | 152,202 | 21% | ||
| National Park Service | 1,055 | < 1% | ||
| Total Forest Service Lands | 147,423 | 21% | ||
| Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests | 147,418 | 21% | ||
| San Juan National Forest | 4 | < 1% | ||
| Total State | 5,892 | < 1% | ||
| Colorado Division of Wildlife | 5,392 | < 1% | ||
| Colorado State Land Board | 286 | < 1% | ||
| Colorado State Parks | 212 | < 1% | ||
| State Land, Misc | 2 | < 1% | ||
| City, County, and Other Local Government Lands | 3,263 | < 1% | ||
| Land Trusts and Non-Governmental Organizations | 0 | None | ||
| Tribal Lands | 0 | None | ||
| Private Lands | 404,041 | 57% | ||
Ecoregions (acres)
| 20: Colorado Plateaus | 412,654 | 58% | |
| 20b: Shale Deserts and Sedimentary Basins | 169,845 | 24% | |
| 20c: Semiarid Benchlands and Canyonlands | 242,809 | 34% | |
| 21: Southern Rockies | 301,221 | 42% | |
| 21a: Alpine Zone | 51,367 | 7% | |
| 21e: Sedimentary Subalpine Forests | 101,295 | 14% | |
| 21f: Sedimentary Mid-Elevation Forests | 109,258 | 15% | |
| 21g: Volcanic Subalpine Forests | 39,301 | 6% | |