Wetland Profile for Huerfano County

  • The wetland profile below describes general geography of Huerfano County, the extent of wetland mapping, and the acreage of various wetland classes mapped by National Wetland Inventory.
  • To view this area in the Colorado Wetlands Inventory Mapping Tool, Click Here

  • River Basin Geography

  • Total Area: 1,018,990 acres (4,124 square kilometers)
  • Elevation Range
    • Max: 4,363 meters
    • Min: 1,543 meters
    • Average: 2,272 meters
  • Ecoregions
    • 21: Southern Rockies: 55%
      • 21a: Alpine Zone: 1%
      • 21b: Crystalline Subalpine Forests: 6%
      • 21c: Crystalline Mid-Elevation Forests: 3%
      • 21d: Foothill Shrublands: 29%
      • 21e: Sedimentary Subalpine Forests: 8%
      • 21f: Sedimentary Mid-Elevation Forests: 7%
      • 21j: Grassland Parks: 1%
    • 26: Southwestern Tablelands: 45%
      • 26e: Piedmont Plains and Tablelands: 31%
      • 26h: Pinyon-Juniper Woodlands and Savannas: 14%
  • Land Ownership
    • Total Federal Land: 20%
      • Bureau of Land Management: 6%
      • National Park Service: < 1%
      • Total U.S. Forest Service Lands 14%
        • Pike and San Isabel National Forests, Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands: 14%
        • Rio Grande National Forest: < 1%
    • Total State Lands 4%
      • Colorado Division of Wildlife: < 1%
      • Colorado State Land Board: 4%
      • Colorado State Parks: < 1%
    • City, County, and Other Local Government Lands: < 1%
    • Land Trusts and Non-Governmental Organizations: < 1%
    • Tribal Lands: None
    • Private Lands: 75%

  • Wetland Extent and Classification

  • Extent of basin mapped by wetland/riparian mapping projects
    • Digital NWI Mapping: 17% of unit
    • CPW Riparian Mapping: 68% of unit
    • Potential Fen Mapping: None of unit
  • Total area of NWI mapped wetlands: 4,921 acres
  • Percentage of basin mapped as NWI wetland: 3%
  • Wetland area by NWI System and Class
    • Palustrine Emergent: 4,095 acres
    • Palustrine Scrub-Shrub: 86 acres
    • Palustrine Forested: 635 acres
    • Palustrine Aquatic Bed: 7 acres
    • Palustrine Unconsolodated Shore/Bottom: 78 acres
    • All Lacustrine: 21 acres
    • All Riverine: 0 acres
  • Extent of wetland acres with NWI special modifiers
    • Percent excavated: < 1%
    • Percent dammed: < 1%
    • Percent ditched/drained: None
    • Percent farmed: None
    • Percent modified by beaver: < 1%
  • Wetland landscape integrity
    • Percent of unit in No Discernable Stress: 8%
    • Percent of basin in Low Stress: 48%
    • Percent of basin in Moderate Stress: 24%
    • Percent of basin in High Stress: 12%
    • Percent of basin in Severe Stress: 8%
  • Disclaimer: Basin, subbasin, and county wetland profiles are calculated for the area mapped by National Wetland Inventory (NWI). All percentages and acreage estimates are only for the area mapped. If the entire area of interest is mapped by NWI, these estimates reflect the entire area of interest. If only a portion is mapped, these estimates do not reflect the entire area. For more information about NWI’s Cowardin classification system, click here. For information about NWI mapping standards, click here.