Freshwater marsh

A freshwater marsh is a non-forested marsh wetland that contains shallow fresh water, and is continuously or frequently flooded.^[1]^[2] Freshwater marshes primarily consist of sedges, grasses, and emergent plants.^[3]^[4] Freshwater marshes are usually found near the mouths of rivers, along lakes, or are present in low lying areas with low drainage like abandoned oxbow lakes.^[5]^[2] Unlike its counterpart the salt marsh, which is regularly flushed with sea water, freshwater marshes receive the majority of their water from surface water.^[6]

^ US EPA, OW (2015-04-09). "Classification and Types of Wetlands". US EPA. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
^ ^a ^b Burton, T. M.; Uzarski, D. G. (2009-01-01), "Marshes - Non-wooded Wetlands", in Likens, Gene E. (ed.), Encyclopedia of Inland Waters, Oxford: Academic Press, pp. 531–540, doi:10.1016/b978-012370626-3.00062-4, ISBN 978-0-12-370626-3, retrieved 2024-02-22
^ "TPWD: Wetland Functions and Values". tpwd.texas.gov. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
^ Steve Eggers and Donald Reed (May 2014). WETLAND PLANTS and PLANT COMMUNITIES of MINNESOTA and WISCONSIN (3.1 ed.). U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regulatory Branch St. Paul District.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
^ "Freshwater Marshes - NatureWorks". Nhptv.org. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
^ US EPA, OW (2015-04-09). "Classification and Types of Wetlands". www.epa.gov. Retrieved 2024-02-22.

[US_EPA3-1] US EPA, OW (2015-04-09). "Classification and Types of Wetlands". US EPA. Retrieved 2019-10-09.

[:03-2] Burton, T. M.; Uzarski, D. G. (2009-01-01), "Marshes - Non-wooded Wetlands", in Likens, Gene E. (ed.), Encyclopedia of Inland Waters, Oxford: Academic Press, pp. 531–540, doi:10.1016/b978-012370626-3.00062-4, ISBN 978-0-12-370626-3, retrieved 2024-02-22

[3] "TPWD: Wetland Functions and Values". tpwd.texas.gov. Retrieved 2019-10-09.

[4] Steve Eggers and Donald Reed (May 2014). WETLAND PLANTS and PLANT COMMUNITIES of MINNESOTA and WISCONSIN (3.1 ed.). U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regulatory Branch St. Paul District.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[5] "Freshwater Marshes - NatureWorks". Nhptv.org. Retrieved April 30, 2010.

[6] US EPA, OW (2015-04-09). "Classification and Types of Wetlands". www.epa.gov. Retrieved 2024-02-22.

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