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Meandering Water In The Prairie Pothole Region Of South Dakota, Matthew Elliott, Lisa Elliott, Tong Wang
Meandering Water In The Prairie Pothole Region Of South Dakota, Matthew Elliott, Lisa Elliott, Tong Wang
Matthew Elliott
This study estimates the agricultural economic impact of the land use changes in the Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) of South Dakota. The flooding of wetlands has been documented in this region after 1993. At the same time, the conversion of non-cropland to croplands has been observed. Concerns have been raised if conversions to cropland are conducted on marginal acres that are susceptible to additional flooding. We found that approximately 140,000 acres of agricultural land have been inundated. We also found that the new areas of cropland are less prone to flooding than areas that were lost.