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English: Wetland profile for Great Lakes
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USGS Document, Circular 1311, Lake-Level Variability and Water Availability in the Great Lakes
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Douglas A. Wilcox, Todd A. Thompson, Robert K. Booth, and J.R. Nicholas
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Wetland profile for Great Lakes
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