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Environmental Science

Role of Wetlands in Flood Mitigation

Quick fact

A single acre of wetland can hold up to 1.5 million gallons of floodwater—enough to cover a football field in water over four feet deep.

Why this is interesting

When heavy rains fall, you'd think rivers just swell and flood—but what if the landscape itself could act like a giant sponge, quietly absorbing the excess?