For the lake in Stutsman County, North Dakota, see Prairie Pothole (lake).
Map of the Prairie Pothole Region of North America (U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center)Barringer Slough in Iowa, a remnant of the extensive prairie wetlands that once covered the region.
The Prairie Pothole Region (PPR; French: Région des cuvettes/fondrières des prairies) is an expansive area of the northern Great Plains that contains thousands of shallow wetlands known as potholes. These potholes are the result of glacier activity in the Wisconsin glaciation, which ended about 10,000 years ago. The decaying ice sheet left behind depressions formed by the uneven deposition of till in ground moraines. These depressions are called potholes, glacial potholes, kettles, or kettle lakes. They fill with water in the spring, creating wetlands, which range in duration from temporary to semi-permanent.[1] The region covers an area of about 800,000 sq. km and expands across three Canadian provinces (Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Alberta) and five U.S. states (Minnesota, Iowa, North and South Dakota, and Montana). The hydrology of the wetlands is variable, which results in long term productivity and biodiversity. The PPR is a prime spot during breeding and nesting season for millions of migrating waterfowl.[2]
^Johnson, W. Carter; Millet, Bruce V.; Gilmanov, Tagir; Voldseth, Richard A.; Guntenspergen, Glenn R.; Naugle, David E. (2005). "Vulnerability of Northern Prairie Wetlands to Climate Change". BioScience. 55 (10): 863. doi:10.1641/0006-3568(2005)055[0863:vonpwt]2.0.co;2. ISSN 0006-3568.
The PrairiePotholeRegion (PPR; French: Région des cuvettes/fondrières des prairies) is an expansive area of the northern Great Plains that contains thousands...
develops along the shoreline. Prairiepotholes are found in the northern parts of North America as the PrairiePotholeRegion. These landscapes were once...
Central Flyway passes through Alberta, along with a portion of the PrairiePotholeRegion, contributing to the variety of bird species which breed in, or...
Mexico. PrairiePotholeRegion Western Boreal Forest of Canada Mississippi Alluvial Valley Central Valley and Coastal California Gulf Coastal Prairie Ducks...
provide much of the food for female pintails and mallards in the PrairiePotholeRegion of the Great Plains in North America, especially in years when temporary...
corner of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The lake is in the PrairiePotholeRegion of North America, which extends throughout three Canadian provinces...
plover's range is in the PrairiePotholeRegion of South Dakota, North Dakota, and Canada. The shallow wetlands of this region fluctuate water surface...
average. In recent decades, wigeon numbers have declined in the PrairiePotholeRegion of Canada and increased in the interior and west coast of Alaska...
migratory species, the ring-necked pheasants: The ducks in the PrairiePotholeRegion have seen a 30-percent increase in population since 1992; The introduction...
ecoregions (denoted by numbers alone). 47 Western Corn Belt Plains 47g - PrairiePotholeRegion 50 Northern Lakes and Forests 50a - Lake Superior Clay Plain 50b...
simply be isolated depressions (such as a kettle hole, vernal pool, prairiepothole, or simply natural undulations in undrained land) filled by runoff...
Management District was established in July 1971. Located in the PrairiePotholeRegion of North America, Kulm Wetland Management District provides breeding...
carbon sequestration potential in restored wetlands of the Canadian prairiepotholeregion". Wetlands Ecology and Management. 19 (3): 237–256. Bibcode:2011WetEM...
refuges. The wetland district is in portions of 5 counties in the PrairiePotholeRegion that was created by the retreat of glaciers 12,000 years ago, during...
regions: The Pacific Coast, Pacific Interior, Great Lakes, Atlantic, PrairiePotholeRegion, and Canada's boreal forest. They note that these regions account...
greenhouse gas fluxes and soil properties of wetland catchments in the PrairiePotholeRegion of North America". Science of the Total Environment. 533: 391–409...
part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is in a region called the PrairiePotholeRegion of North America, which extends throughout three Canadian...
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