<p>Start with US Fish and wildlife services National Wetlands Inventory site.
Site has links to :</p>

<ol>
<li><a href="https://www.fws.gov/wetlands/Data/Mapper.html" rel="nofollow">Wetlands Mapper</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.fws.gov/wetlands/index.html" rel="nofollow">National Wetlands Inventory home page</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fws.gov/wetlands/Status-and-Trends/index.html" rel="nofollow">Status and Trends web page</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fws.gov/wetlands/Data/Data-Download.html" rel="nofollow">Download Seamless Wetlands Data</a></li>
</ol>

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<p>I am trying to find a reputable source that lists how many  acres of wetland are destroyed each year on average in each decade, specifically in the Continental US. I found some secondary sources, but many of them are conflicting, and didn't list primary sources. Are there any primary sources that list the amount of wetland destruction?</p>

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Welcome to Earth Science Stackexchange! Could you specify whether you are looking for global or regional data? In the first case: Are you looking for spatial resolved data (If yes, in which resolution?)? In the second case: For which region do you need the data? Please edit your question accordingly. Thanks :-)
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@daniel.neumann Added the information to my post
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Its difficult to respond, beyond just echoing a google search, without knowing what information you have considered or are discounting. You might do better with a question asking for clarification about specific conflicts you have found between the sources you are looking at?
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Where can I find a data set containing wetland loss by decade
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# Where can I find a data set containing wetland loss by decade

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-06-02)

I am trying to find a reputable source that lists how many acres of wetland are destroyed each year on average in each decade, specifically in the Continental US. I found some secondary sources, but many of them are conflicting, and didn't list primary sources. Are there any primary sources that list the amount of wetland destruction?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Welcome to username_3 Science Stackexchange! Could you specify whether you are looking for global or regional data? In the first case: Are you looking for spatial resolved data (If yes, in which resolution?)? In the second case: For which region do you need the data? Please edit your question accordingly. Thanks :-)  
> **username_0**: @daniel.neumann Added the information to my post  
> **username_2**: Its difficult to respond, beyond just echoing a google search, without knowing what information you have considered or are discounting. You might do better with a question asking for clarification about specific conflicts you have found between the sources you are looking at?  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2016-06-09. Score: 1

Start with US Fish and wildlife services National Wetlands Inventory site.
Site has links to :

1. [Wetlands Mapper](https://www.fws.gov/wetlands/Data/Mapper.html).
2. [National Wetlands Inventory home page](https://www.fws.gov/wetlands/index.html)
3. [Status and Trends web page](https://www.fws.gov/wetlands/Status-and-Trends/index.html)
4. [Download Seamless Wetlands Data](https://www.fws.gov/wetlands/Data/Data-Download.html)


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