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National Wetlands Inventory

Providing Wetland Information to the American People

MAPS - online
Wetlands Mapper: view and
print maps or download
custom wetland digital data

Wetlands Quad Data
in other formats

MAPS INFORMATION
Status Maps
Era of Photography

Recent Updates
Metadata and Map Search
Hard-Copy Maps
Code Definitions
Wetlands Definition

WETLAND INFORMATION
Wetland Plants
Status and Trends
Publications
Kids & Educators
Service Programs
Other Links

FEATURES

5-Year National Wetlands
Status and Trends

report part of
Earth Day Presidential Initiative,
Service Press Release

Wetlands Mapper
Geodatabase technology drives our new Wetland Mapper, and provides improved views and access to seamless wetlands habitat data with direct links to The National Map.
Geodatabase Factsheet (pdf)

Geographically Isolated
Wetlands Report
(html)
also available in pdf

Status and Trends of Wetlands
in the
Conterminous United States
1986 to 1997

NWI Strategic Plan (pdf)

 wetland photos
Photos are available from USFWS image library

Welcome to the National Wetlands Inventory (NWI). We produce and provide information on the characteristics, extent, and status of the Nation's wetlands and deepwater habitats and other wildlife habitats.

Why map wetlands?...

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Benjamin N. Tuggle, Division of Habitat and Resource Conservation/John Cooper, Branch of Habitat Assessment/Kim Santos, National Wetlands Inventory Center

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URL - http://wetlands.fws.gov
Last Modified October 19, 2004