Wetland Profile for Prowers County

  • The wetland profile below describes general geography of Prowers 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: 1,052,761 acres (4,260 square kilometers)
  • Elevation Range
    • Max: 1,435 meters
    • Min: 1,020 meters
    • Average: 1,161 meters
  • Ecoregions
    • 25: High Plains: 30%
      • 25b: Rolling Sand Plains: 1%
      • 25d: Flat to Rolling Plains: 29%
    • 26: Southwestern Tablelands: 70%
      • 26e: Piedmont Plains and Tablelands: 63%
      • 26k: Sandsheets: 7%
  • Land Ownership
    • Total Federal Land: < 1%
      • Bureau of Land Management: < 1%
      • Total U.S. Forest Service Lands None
    • Total State Lands 4%
      • Colorado Division of Wildlife: < 1%
      • Colorado State Land Board: 3%
      • Colorado State Parks: < 1%
    • City, County, and Other Local Government Lands: None
    • Land Trusts and Non-Governmental Organizations: None
    • Tribal Lands: None
    • Private Lands: 96%

  • Wetland Extent and Classification

  • Extent of basin mapped by wetland/riparian mapping projects
    • Digital NWI Mapping: None of unit
    • CPW Riparian Mapping: 32% of unit
    • Potential Fen Mapping: None of unit
  • Total area of NWI mapped wetlands: no NWI mapping
  • Percentage of basin mapped as NWI wetland: no NWI mapping
  • Wetland area by NWI System and Class
    • Palustrine Emergent: no NWI mapping
    • Palustrine Scrub-Shrub: no NWI mapping
    • Palustrine Forested: no NWI mapping
    • Palustrine Aquatic Bed: no NWI mapping
    • Palustrine Unconsolodated Shore/Bottom: no NWI mapping
    • All Lacustrine: no NWI mapping
    • All Riverine: no NWI mapping
  • Extent of wetland acres with NWI special modifiers
    • Percent excavated: no NWI mapping
    • Percent dammed: no NWI mapping
    • Percent ditched/drained: no NWI mapping
    • Percent farmed: no NWI mapping
    • Percent modified by beaver: no NWI mapping
  • Wetland landscape integrity
    • Percent of unit in No Discernable Stress: 5%
    • Percent of basin in Low Stress: 28%
    • Percent of basin in Moderate Stress: 27%
    • Percent of basin in High Stress: 23%
    • Percent of basin in Severe Stress: 16%
  • 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.