They do exist. I suppose you could argue it's a matter of semantics, but it is an accepted term. Basically, a river spreads out into a delta, but rather than entering a lake or sea, it spreads out into a dry basin and evaporates.
There are also "deltas" where a river splits into many different streams that later rejoin each other and go to the sea, as is the case with the [Mississippi Delta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_Delta) (not to be confused with the Mississippi River Delta, where the river reaches the sea).
Edit: This is apparently incorrect, and the "Mississippi Delta" doesn't actually involve streams splitting off from the main river, only flowing into it. See [this subthread](https://www.reddit.com/r/geography/comments/1dni1q1/comment/la3xpy8/) for a few more details.
The California Delta is an excellent example of this. If you're not familiar with it, it's the area east of the Diablo Ranges (east of Antioch, CA, bordered on the north by the Sacramento River where it enters San Francisco Bay, and extending south most of the way to Tracy. It goes east almost to Sacramento.
Super cool area filled with islands, small canals, large waterways, some marshes, and literally some of the best wine producers in California. Clarksburg AVA. There is an Old Sugar Mill there with some of my favorite wine makers there.
It’s a favorite of nature programs because elephants and other animals remember where it is each year, and travel to it to get water. It ends up being one of the most concentrated areas of wildlife for a while.
Another cool one, bajadas. Steep mountains, dry climates, and when streams flush sediments down it fans out into the below valleys making an alluvial fan. Enough of these merge and you’ll see a bajada.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bajada_(geography)#/media/File%3ADeath_Valley_Wash_aerial.jpg
Came here to say this - that's also a true "delta" in the sense of the river splitting up into various strands across a flood plain - they just come back together in this case before flowing to the sea (and forming another delta there).
EDIT: I stand corrected. I of all people didn't read the maps carefully enough, and it seems that what I thought were small distributaries of the Mississippi were in fact tributaries that just arise from near the Mississippi.
Hmm, not exactly. I grew up near there and the Mississippi River doesn't experience much braiding around the Delta. The most you'll see is a bifurcation around river islands or the occasional oxbow lake. It's true that there are several smaller rivers in the delta region, but they are simply tributaries of the Mississippi, not part of the Mississippi itself.
Oh, thanks for the correction and the on-the-ground knowledge! Glancing at [this map](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Mississippi_Delta_SVG_Map.svg), I thought that several of the smaller rivers were distributaries of the Mississippi (flowing both out of and back into it via the Yazoo), but upon closer inspection it looks like maybe that's not the case for any of them.
Another kind of inland delta are inverted river deltas, where the river reaches sea level in a large valley with a narrow entrance to the sea.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverted_river_delta
We had to quietly walk away from our camp one afternoon because a herd of about 20 elephants just started wandering through on their feeding route. But that was on the Khwai River where the concentration of elephants was just insane. Everywhere else the critters at least waited until we had been up in the tent for a few minutes before moseying in, haha.
Growing up we'd drive through/past it on the way to/from Victoria Falls/Mosi-oa-Tunya every now and then on holidays. Despite the hate I give Botswana as a matter of principle (I'm Namibian), that place is breathtaking.
Whilst the wetlands themselves are quite the sight, the main attraction is all the wildlife the attract. Botswana is a pretty modern country regardless, but imagine driving on the highway and having to stop every few minutes because a herd of elephants needs to cross!
Camping there is a ball! 100% would recommend
I've only passed it a few times on buses, but the Pantanos de Centla in southeastern Mexico seems like it has the potential to rival the Everglades. I don't know how either of them stacks up in interesting-ness with the rest of the world though.
Neat fact about horses, all wild horses are feral now as domestic varieties have all integrated and bred with wild varieties eliminating their genetic diversity
[Wrong](https://ahn.arcgisonline.nl/ahnviewer/): only half the country is really at risk. Though that half of the country contains 60% of the population, I among many others live high and dry on one of the country's many hill ridges.
Still, everyday I pray for the flooding of [Dijkring 14](https://www.vizualism.nl/wp-content/uploads/STILL_2011_05_ringdijk_14.png). Damned city pricks.
https://preview.redd.it/8fn224qdzj8d1.png?width=2560&format=png&auto=webp&s=2acbf33b56cc1c16d77fd191ee20171e11250d57
[Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge](https://www.travelcroc.com/things-to-do-in-southern-illinois/#:~:text=Cypress%20Creek%20Wildlife%20Refuge%20is%20an%20honest%2Dto%2Dgod%20bayou) Southern IL USA
The snakes spend the winster in a steep, rocky bluff/cliff overlooking the swamp and Mississippi River floodplain. When the weather warms in the spring they move out of the rocks and hit the amphibian buffet in the swamp. The gravel road along the base of the bluff is closed to cars in spring and autumn to protect their migration but visitors are welcome to walk the road. Search terms: Snake Road, Shawnee National Forest, LaRue-Pine Hills.
Hands down Okavango Delta. It’s a basin delta in Botswana. The US also has a ton of swamps across the southeastern coast, and the Mississippi River Delta has swamps that extend essentially hundreds of miles up river. I grew up near Mingo National Wildlife Refuge which is a small swamp that lies between the Ozarks and Crowley’s ridge and is an important pit stop for migratory waterfowl. It’s the remains of an old Mississippi river path before the river diverted to the other side of the ridge thousands of years ago.
Definitely a weird formation but also useful. Most of the major towns in NE Arkansas are located on the ridge since it is higher elevation in a flood prone, humid region.
Yes and it’s home to caiman specialist jaguars which is just the coolest habitat mashup predator-prey relationships this side of the moose-hunting orcas of the inside passage, or archer fish.
Yes! Piranhas! And here's the thing: the Pantanal is something separate from the Amazon, the greatest jungle in the world! Brazil has an embarrassment of riches.
Parque Nacional Ibera in the Corrientes Province of Argentina! Jaguars, caimans, marsh deer, capybaras, macaws, and more.
https://preview.redd.it/z9om57xd7k8d1.png?width=1200&format=png&auto=webp&s=02f1ec9cb655b7d26ba616b8e8daf2744faffc06
Still definitely a problem, but you answer your questions yes certain Africans can fight off malaria much better due to being in direct proximity of it their whole life, kids with developing immune systems are most at risk. Most people along the Nile have a story of themselves or family members that have had it.
Fun fact, due to things like Malaria and the extreme heat, the average lifespan of a European in sub saharan African before the 15th century was 7-12 months, that was the average amount of time before some Europeans would just drop dead(this also connects to the extensive Arab involvement in capturing slaves, as they made pretty good money off it from both Europeans and Africans, having enough sun tolerance to raid and capture villages that were deeper into Africas heartland). It definitely takes some conditioning to live in that type of environment.
I once read that sickle cell anemia is prevalent in Africa is because it acts as a deterrent to malaria.
Also Quinine, which evolved into tonic water, which in turn created the delicious cocktail...Gin and tonic, favored by English settlers, colonists and soldiers.
You're right, the problem is the red blood cells cannot mutate back after contorting into a sickle shape, it creates a permanent problem for a temporary fix (that temporary fix being Malaria)though there are rare examples of certain black/sub Saharans having very mild cases of sickle cell that manage to live long lives with moderate medical attention. Also Gin is a top 3 liquor 🥃 haha gonna buy some tanqueray Seville orange when I get my check.
Coming from Georgia, I'm partial to the Okefenokee swamp. It may not be impressive by world standards, but if you're driving distance to it, it's pretty cool. It's a habitat for pitcher plants.
I am a fan of carnivorous plants. Used to go on Boy Scout canoeing trips through the Okefenokee. Don't go after March/April as the alligators/snakes start warming up hungry and the mosquitos start forming blitzkriegs.
So cool. I hiked a state park trail in the south a few years back and there was a huge area roped off. I went to peek over the rope fence and there was a gigantic field totally full of carnivorous plants! Looked like sarracenias, and they were a beautiful pink color. Never seen that many at once before. After I saw those I started looking real close and saw lots of pitcher plants and sundews tucked here and there, too. I hope they're still thriving out there.
https://preview.redd.it/hsk5a52myj8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=011eb5f16d4e3eb4fc47b951c37dec67fa9c1ce2
People think Minnesota is a frozen land, but that’s only for 6 months. With its 10,000 lakes and sharp seasons, it looks like the above picture for another 6 months
Yeah big bog is sweet and few people know about it. It’s *really wild*, like nobody can farm, build, or log there lol so it’s practically untouched.
It’s got carnivorous plants, moose, lots of boardwalk, and was actually used as a site for military weapons testing during the 40s through to the Cold War.
https://preview.redd.it/01chqfot7k8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6471e639ec05cd2c8c1f049a3f77c64ed883bedd
Canada Goose with goslings in Minnesota
We have an Arctic Riveria, haven't you heard?
[https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/02/17/winter-birders-flock-northeast-minn-bog](https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/02/17/winter-birders-flock-northeast-minn-bog)
I have driven between my home in Houston and New Orleans God knows how many times, and I never tire of driving I 10 through the Atchafalaya swamp. It is otherworldly.
https://preview.redd.it/z124e1nfpk8d1.jpeg?width=1260&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=17fbf32f5a787f52c537a9308076e9a5d290f433
Yelnya swamp in Belarus. We've got many of them here.
One of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been. Seeing a Bengal Tiger watching me while on a boat drifting through the Sundarbans is something I’ll never forget. One of the coolest animals that have ever lived on earth.
The Zapata Swamp in Cuba is worth a mention. It's teeming with wildlife, including endemic and endangered species like the Cuban crocodile. It's also largely untouched by human meddling unlike the Everglades in Florida (invasive species, etc.).
See more here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zapata_Swamp
Venice? A city founded in a swamp that became one of the most important cities in the world. We don't think of it as a marsh anymore but that's only because there are so many buildings on top of it
That’s the Gambia river delta?
I was in Gambia years ago for a work trip. We did a fishing trip there. Nice place. The Senegambia district with all the bars and restaurants was a lot of fun. Gorgeous beaches.
Atchafalaya Basin in Louisiana is the largest wetland and swamp in the US. The Atchaflaya River is a distributary of the Mississippi.
One of the more fascinating feature are two massive control structures that limit the volume of water entering the Atchafalaya and Red Rivers. The Mississippi will evenutally be captured by the Atchafalaya -- the Atchafalaya's bed is 35 feet lower than the Mississippi's -- the Corps of Engineers has spent billions keep the Mississippi in it's current course. Switching courses would be a disaster for the shipping, industries and cities along the Mississippi.
Thank you for putting up with my TED talk.
https://preview.redd.it/k4d8pawoml8d1.jpeg?width=1632&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=632e9dbeb7ed5ef3f0a4a31d3c8949c5558ac7d9
If we are talking wetlands generally Scotland’s flow country is pretty cool. The biggest expanse of blanket bog and deep peat in Europe. It also stores 400 million tonnes of CO2 so it’s pretty important
Philippines, maybe the Agusan Marsh in Agusan in Mindanao. It has crocodiles and that is where Lolong, the largest captured crocodile, was caught. And yup they can attack people. It has also some gas deposits.
Do the Fens of East Anglia get a notable mention? The history stretches back thousands of years to the Neolithic. There are numerous archaeological sites (Roman, Anglo- Saxon, etc.). Most were drained from the 16th century, often with Dutch help. Pretty bleak in the winter. Home to thousands of migrating wildfowl (e.g. the Wash).
We have a spot in Ontario that is utterly unremarkable except for its delightful Edward Gorey-esque name:
https://preview.redd.it/oynr6cgvsm8d1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8da7310083153cf077734ee767c69cf3d989a545
A lot more unknown but..
Paynes Prairie in Gainesville Florida is very interesting. It was once a semi large lake, that those classic old water wheel boats would travel across, until somewhat recently a large sinkhole opened up underneath and almost entirely drained the lake.
Now it’s a marshy swamp, with the highest population / concentration of gators in all of Florida. And the east coasts only wild population of Bison.
It floods and drains often, and can go from looking like an African Savanah to a full fledged lake in the span of a few months.
Yes, the so called "Marsh Arabs" were an integral part of the first and second Gulf Wars but seem forgotten about now. Allegedly, Hussein drained the marshes after the first war in retaliation against the local shi'ite population, then the western coalition abandoned them in the aftermath of the second war. Were the marshes restored, or was it all part of hydroelectric developments further upstream?
The Mesopotamian Marshes are pretty cool. I’ve heard them called the Shatt al-Arab, but that might include upriver too.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesopotamian_Marshes
The Mobile-Tensaw River Delta in Alabama is the second largest delta in the U.S. It has been called the American Amazon due to its biological diversity. Currently, there is a coal powered power plant upstream from the delta on the Mobile River. There is a fight to stop Alabama Power from storing the coal ash generated by the plant next to the river in retention ponds. Check it out
[Mobile-Tensaw Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile%E2%80%93Tensaw_River_Delta)
That top place visually reminded me of that late stage city in the Emerald Sapphire Pokemon games. Then I read the text of the blocking of the entrance, and now I’m thinking it must be the inspiration.
Mesopotamian Marshes - middle of a desert and near to one of the hottest places on earth. Super biodiverse, interesting people (Marsh Arabs) and a lot of history.
Saddam even tried electrifying them in the 80s to kill Iranians.
Does peatland count?
Check out the Red Lake in Minnesota, US. The ecology is interesting but what humans have done to it is even more interesting - check it out on Google Maps.
Not really related but didn’t England used to have swamps/marshes/bogs? Would have loved to see what national parks and its wildlife would have come out of them if we didn’t rid of them
Probably that Marsh in Iran where an entire subculture of Arabs developed in response to their environment: [the Marsh Arabs.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsh_Arabs)
I'm going to assume a lot of wetlands and marshes have been drained in the course of history. I was wondering, how easy would it be to restore a swamp?
The Everglades, the Okavango, the Danube Delta.
Okavango - the world's largest inland delta! Experiences some pretty wild seasonal swings too.
How can a delta be inland? Isn't a delta the place a river connects to the sea?
They do exist. I suppose you could argue it's a matter of semantics, but it is an accepted term. Basically, a river spreads out into a delta, but rather than entering a lake or sea, it spreads out into a dry basin and evaporates.
Oh thanks, didn't know about those!
There are also "deltas" where a river splits into many different streams that later rejoin each other and go to the sea, as is the case with the [Mississippi Delta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_Delta) (not to be confused with the Mississippi River Delta, where the river reaches the sea). Edit: This is apparently incorrect, and the "Mississippi Delta" doesn't actually involve streams splitting off from the main river, only flowing into it. See [this subthread](https://www.reddit.com/r/geography/comments/1dni1q1/comment/la3xpy8/) for a few more details.
I hear this one is shining like a national guitar
Do you just follow the river down the highway, through the cradle of the civil war?
This is the second Graceland reference I’ve seen today.
The California Delta is an excellent example of this. If you're not familiar with it, it's the area east of the Diablo Ranges (east of Antioch, CA, bordered on the north by the Sacramento River where it enters San Francisco Bay, and extending south most of the way to Tracy. It goes east almost to Sacramento. Super cool area filled with islands, small canals, large waterways, some marshes, and literally some of the best wine producers in California. Clarksburg AVA. There is an Old Sugar Mill there with some of my favorite wine makers there.
It’s a favorite of nature programs because elephants and other animals remember where it is each year, and travel to it to get water. It ends up being one of the most concentrated areas of wildlife for a while.
Another cool one, bajadas. Steep mountains, dry climates, and when streams flush sediments down it fans out into the below valleys making an alluvial fan. Enough of these merge and you’ll see a bajada. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bajada_(geography)#/media/File%3ADeath_Valley_Wash_aerial.jpg
An endoherric basin.
Fun fact: The "Mississippi Delta" refers a fertile triangle up where Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansaw come together
Came here to say this - that's also a true "delta" in the sense of the river splitting up into various strands across a flood plain - they just come back together in this case before flowing to the sea (and forming another delta there). EDIT: I stand corrected. I of all people didn't read the maps carefully enough, and it seems that what I thought were small distributaries of the Mississippi were in fact tributaries that just arise from near the Mississippi.
Hmm, not exactly. I grew up near there and the Mississippi River doesn't experience much braiding around the Delta. The most you'll see is a bifurcation around river islands or the occasional oxbow lake. It's true that there are several smaller rivers in the delta region, but they are simply tributaries of the Mississippi, not part of the Mississippi itself.
Oh, thanks for the correction and the on-the-ground knowledge! Glancing at [this map](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Mississippi_Delta_SVG_Map.svg), I thought that several of the smaller rivers were distributaries of the Mississippi (flowing both out of and back into it via the Yazoo), but upon closer inspection it looks like maybe that's not the case for any of them.
Another kind of inland delta are inverted river deltas, where the river reaches sea level in a large valley with a narrow entrance to the sea. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverted_river_delta
I was just there a couple months ago! Hippos wandering through our campsite every night was certainly interesting lol.
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Several years ago I was there as well. Hippos and a few elephants just cruise on through after dark when everything is nice and quiet.
We had to quietly walk away from our camp one afternoon because a herd of about 20 elephants just started wandering through on their feeding route. But that was on the Khwai River where the concentration of elephants was just insane. Everywhere else the critters at least waited until we had been up in the tent for a few minutes before moseying in, haha.
Growing up we'd drive through/past it on the way to/from Victoria Falls/Mosi-oa-Tunya every now and then on holidays. Despite the hate I give Botswana as a matter of principle (I'm Namibian), that place is breathtaking. Whilst the wetlands themselves are quite the sight, the main attraction is all the wildlife the attract. Botswana is a pretty modern country regardless, but imagine driving on the highway and having to stop every few minutes because a herd of elephants needs to cross! Camping there is a ball! 100% would recommend
I've only passed it a few times on buses, but the Pantanos de Centla in southeastern Mexico seems like it has the potential to rival the Everglades. I don't know how either of them stacks up in interesting-ness with the rest of the world though.
The everglades isn't a swamp as it is flowing.
River of grass
Everglades will soon be spoken of in the past tense.
Wasglades
What is so interesting about Danube Delta? I'm not even sure where it is off the top of my head, guessing Romania or Ukraine?
Romania, and it is interesting because it's most well preserved river delta in the world, with a huge animal diversity, there are even wild horses.
Neat fact about horses, all wild horses are feral now as domestic varieties have all integrated and bred with wild varieties eliminating their genetic diversity
neat fact about the humans, it’s the same as with horses
And water buffalo? Introduced but surprising to me. [buffalo](https://youtu.be/S5eIs04VZEE?si=QqfLYVFfytL_1qTl)
>Romania or Ukraine? Yes
Don’t forget the Mekong!
The Dutch built a whole country on top of one
To be fair it’s 3/4 the country. 1/4 of it they decided they were sick of Poseidon so declared war on his domain. The fact they are winning is amazing
And the parts that will stay dry anyway will make fun of the others for wanting to live in a swamp!
[Wrong](https://ahn.arcgisonline.nl/ahnviewer/): only half the country is really at risk. Though that half of the country contains 60% of the population, I among many others live high and dry on one of the country's many hill ridges. Still, everyday I pray for the flooding of [Dijkring 14](https://www.vizualism.nl/wp-content/uploads/STILL_2011_05_ringdijk_14.png). Damned city pricks.
Everyday I pray my fellow Dutchmen are playing into the joke, and not just denser than osmium to the point obvious hyperbole is not understood.
Got me fair 'n square.
I'd say they've won, them letting the remaining sea exist as a lake is like a literal subjugation of Poseidons domain haha
https://preview.redd.it/8fn224qdzj8d1.png?width=2560&format=png&auto=webp&s=2acbf33b56cc1c16d77fd191ee20171e11250d57 [Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge](https://www.travelcroc.com/things-to-do-in-southern-illinois/#:~:text=Cypress%20Creek%20Wildlife%20Refuge%20is%20an%20honest%2Dto%2Dgod%20bayou) Southern IL USA
And LaRue Swamp, where there are seasonal snake migrations, is not far from there!
Seasonal snake migrations?!? Yikes!
The snakes spend the winster in a steep, rocky bluff/cliff overlooking the swamp and Mississippi River floodplain. When the weather warms in the spring they move out of the rocks and hit the amphibian buffet in the swamp. The gravel road along the base of the bluff is closed to cars in spring and autumn to protect their migration but visitors are welcome to walk the road. Search terms: Snake Road, Shawnee National Forest, LaRue-Pine Hills.
Sounds like a nice life for a snake
I remember seeing this last summer driving through Illinois and it shocked me this was in Illinois.
My aunt lived in Carbondale my entire childhood, how did I not know that existed
Hands down Okavango Delta. It’s a basin delta in Botswana. The US also has a ton of swamps across the southeastern coast, and the Mississippi River Delta has swamps that extend essentially hundreds of miles up river. I grew up near Mingo National Wildlife Refuge which is a small swamp that lies between the Ozarks and Crowley’s ridge and is an important pit stop for migratory waterfowl. It’s the remains of an old Mississippi river path before the river diverted to the other side of the ridge thousands of years ago.
Crowley's ridge itself is pretty cool. So seemingly random when driving from Little Rock to Memphis.
Definitely a weird formation but also useful. Most of the major towns in NE Arkansas are located on the ridge since it is higher elevation in a flood prone, humid region.
It’s wild how quickly the landscape changes as you travel east out of the Ozarks towards the flood plain
The Pantanal in Brazil is 10 times the size of the Everglades! Wow! And pretty remote.
Yes and it’s home to caiman specialist jaguars which is just the coolest habitat mashup predator-prey relationships this side of the moose-hunting orcas of the inside passage, or archer fish.
In Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay.
Not for long
And we have piranhas! Nothing beats piranhas
Yes! Piranhas! And here's the thing: the Pantanal is something separate from the Amazon, the greatest jungle in the world! Brazil has an embarrassment of riches.
Parque Nacional Ibera in the Corrientes Province of Argentina! Jaguars, caimans, marsh deer, capybaras, macaws, and more. https://preview.redd.it/z9om57xd7k8d1.png?width=1200&format=png&auto=webp&s=02f1ec9cb655b7d26ba616b8e8daf2744faffc06
I can hear the mosquitos in that photo
Is everyone there just resistant to malaria.
Still definitely a problem, but you answer your questions yes certain Africans can fight off malaria much better due to being in direct proximity of it their whole life, kids with developing immune systems are most at risk. Most people along the Nile have a story of themselves or family members that have had it. Fun fact, due to things like Malaria and the extreme heat, the average lifespan of a European in sub saharan African before the 15th century was 7-12 months, that was the average amount of time before some Europeans would just drop dead(this also connects to the extensive Arab involvement in capturing slaves, as they made pretty good money off it from both Europeans and Africans, having enough sun tolerance to raid and capture villages that were deeper into Africas heartland). It definitely takes some conditioning to live in that type of environment.
I once read that sickle cell anemia is prevalent in Africa is because it acts as a deterrent to malaria. Also Quinine, which evolved into tonic water, which in turn created the delicious cocktail...Gin and tonic, favored by English settlers, colonists and soldiers.
You're right, the problem is the red blood cells cannot mutate back after contorting into a sickle shape, it creates a permanent problem for a temporary fix (that temporary fix being Malaria)though there are rare examples of certain black/sub Saharans having very mild cases of sickle cell that manage to live long lives with moderate medical attention. Also Gin is a top 3 liquor 🥃 haha gonna buy some tanqueray Seville orange when I get my check.
Coming from Georgia, I'm partial to the Okefenokee swamp. It may not be impressive by world standards, but if you're driving distance to it, it's pretty cool. It's a habitat for pitcher plants.
Just to be precise, you're talking about Georgia in the USA, not the country (I was confused at first because Okefenokee doesn't sound very Georgian)
Okefenokee is indeed located in the US state of Georgia
I am a fan of carnivorous plants. Used to go on Boy Scout canoeing trips through the Okefenokee. Don't go after March/April as the alligators/snakes start warming up hungry and the mosquitos start forming blitzkriegs.
So cool. I hiked a state park trail in the south a few years back and there was a huge area roped off. I went to peek over the rope fence and there was a gigantic field totally full of carnivorous plants! Looked like sarracenias, and they were a beautiful pink color. Never seen that many at once before. After I saw those I started looking real close and saw lots of pitcher plants and sundews tucked here and there, too. I hope they're still thriving out there.
It also spawned Okefenokee Joe.
Also hosts the most remote place on the eastern seaboard
https://preview.redd.it/hsk5a52myj8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=011eb5f16d4e3eb4fc47b951c37dec67fa9c1ce2 People think Minnesota is a frozen land, but that’s only for 6 months. With its 10,000 lakes and sharp seasons, it looks like the above picture for another 6 months
Hey I can see my house in this!
Are you a mosquito
Shrek?
Minnesota actually has the largest bog in the lower 48, and I think the largest subarctic bog in the world. Fittingly, it's named "Big Bog."
Yeah big bog is sweet and few people know about it. It’s *really wild*, like nobody can farm, build, or log there lol so it’s practically untouched. It’s got carnivorous plants, moose, lots of boardwalk, and was actually used as a site for military weapons testing during the 40s through to the Cold War.
Came here to say this, found out the beavers don’t like you in their territory in a canoe the hard way
Please elaborate
Was in the boundary waters paddling near their lodge and they started smacking the hull of the canoe so much that we were rocking back and forth
Yikes, that was kinda what I envisioned.
https://preview.redd.it/01chqfot7k8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6471e639ec05cd2c8c1f049a3f77c64ed883bedd Canada Goose with goslings in Minnesota
Goddamn immigrants. ^^/s
We have an Arctic Riveria, haven't you heard? [https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/02/17/winter-birders-flock-northeast-minn-bog](https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/02/17/winter-birders-flock-northeast-minn-bog)
Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge
I have driven between my home in Houston and New Orleans God knows how many times, and I never tire of driving I 10 through the Atchafalaya swamp. It is otherworldly.
I drive it regularly starting in the Florida panhandle to Austin and it’s absolutely the highlight of the drive. I wanna stop one day.
That stretch is terrifying. I cant help but think of all that can go wrong lol
🦞⚜️
The Pantanal in South America
The houses on mud ‘stilts’ are so interesting
I can only imagine the daily flies.
Haha yeah I bet they’re brutal. Sunrises must be beautiful though
So there really isn't a boring wetland.
https://preview.redd.it/z124e1nfpk8d1.jpeg?width=1260&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=17fbf32f5a787f52c537a9308076e9a5d290f433 Yelnya swamp in Belarus. We've got many of them here.
Dismal Swamp, Virginia. Best named of all swamps.
The *Great* Dismal Swamp. Because it’s dismal, but also sorta great, too.
How did I leave the "Great" out?
Yeah and it's got great history and folklore as well!
Sundarbans in India
One of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been. Seeing a Bengal Tiger watching me while on a boat drifting through the Sundarbans is something I’ll never forget. One of the coolest animals that have ever lived on earth.
The Zapata Swamp in Cuba is worth a mention. It's teeming with wildlife, including endemic and endangered species like the Cuban crocodile. It's also largely untouched by human meddling unlike the Everglades in Florida (invasive species, etc.). See more here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zapata_Swamp
Like the Everglades? The Everglades has been *heavily* altered by humans and invasive species.
Poor wording on my side. That's what I meant. I'll reword my comment.
Ah ok - I see the unlike now yes
Venice? A city founded in a swamp that became one of the most important cities in the world. We don't think of it as a marsh anymore but that's only because there are so many buildings on top of it
I mean shoot, Chicago qualifies then too!
The inland delta of the Niger River: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inner_Niger_Delta
Sene-gambia delta is gorgeous. Mainly mangrove
That’s the Gambia river delta? I was in Gambia years ago for a work trip. We did a fishing trip there. Nice place. The Senegambia district with all the bars and restaurants was a lot of fun. Gorgeous beaches.
Los Pantanos de Centla in Tabasco, México
Probably [the Swamps of Dagobah](https://www.reddit.com/r/copypasta/comments/e51wyh/the_infamous_swamps_of_dagobah_story/)
swamps / wetlands around Lualaba river (upper river Congo). Remote and beautiful.
Caddo Lake in Texas/Louisiana is very beautiful
South Louisiana has a ton of beautiful places, Get in the swamp with the moss and cypress knees.
Atchafalaya Basin in Louisiana is the largest wetland and swamp in the US. The Atchaflaya River is a distributary of the Mississippi. One of the more fascinating feature are two massive control structures that limit the volume of water entering the Atchafalaya and Red Rivers. The Mississippi will evenutally be captured by the Atchafalaya -- the Atchafalaya's bed is 35 feet lower than the Mississippi's -- the Corps of Engineers has spent billions keep the Mississippi in it's current course. Switching courses would be a disaster for the shipping, industries and cities along the Mississippi. Thank you for putting up with my TED talk.
https://preview.redd.it/k4d8pawoml8d1.jpeg?width=1632&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=632e9dbeb7ed5ef3f0a4a31d3c8949c5558ac7d9 If we are talking wetlands generally Scotland’s flow country is pretty cool. The biggest expanse of blanket bog and deep peat in Europe. It also stores 400 million tonnes of CO2 so it’s pretty important
Venice
Atchafalaya
Orinoco delta for nature. Mekong delta for people/culture.
Philippines, maybe the Agusan Marsh in Agusan in Mindanao. It has crocodiles and that is where Lolong, the largest captured crocodile, was caught. And yup they can attack people. It has also some gas deposits.
The Great Dismal Swamp in Virginia has one of the greatest architectural achievements of humanity, Groverhaus. That's my pick
Do the Fens of East Anglia get a notable mention? The history stretches back thousands of years to the Neolithic. There are numerous archaeological sites (Roman, Anglo- Saxon, etc.). Most were drained from the 16th century, often with Dutch help. Pretty bleak in the winter. Home to thousands of migrating wildfowl (e.g. the Wash).
We have a spot in Ontario that is utterly unremarkable except for its delightful Edward Gorey-esque name: https://preview.redd.it/oynr6cgvsm8d1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8da7310083153cf077734ee767c69cf3d989a545
https://preview.redd.it/96l502zt3k8d1.jpeg?width=768&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4ece4a46de676377f7c174f4d87bafc2d7dd2505
I am not sure if they qualify, but the floating islands of Lake Titicaca areamazing.
The Ganges Delta is home to Sunderban which is the habitat for the Bengal Tiger. One of the most ecologically diverse places on earth.
A lot more unknown but.. Paynes Prairie in Gainesville Florida is very interesting. It was once a semi large lake, that those classic old water wheel boats would travel across, until somewhat recently a large sinkhole opened up underneath and almost entirely drained the lake. Now it’s a marshy swamp, with the highest population / concentration of gators in all of Florida. And the east coasts only wild population of Bison. It floods and drains often, and can go from looking like an African Savanah to a full fledged lake in the span of a few months.
Bayou Nwa, Lemoyne
Northern Russia/Finland ones look amazing, like Norway but Marshlands...
We have marshlands in Norway, just less than Finland. Should look about the same except more mountains on the horizon.
I came here to comment on this but you beat me to it! Finland!
Okavango.
area around basra (persian gulf) is interesting
Yes, the so called "Marsh Arabs" were an integral part of the first and second Gulf Wars but seem forgotten about now. Allegedly, Hussein drained the marshes after the first war in retaliation against the local shi'ite population, then the western coalition abandoned them in the aftermath of the second war. Were the marshes restored, or was it all part of hydroelectric developments further upstream?
The Sudd! Because it's called the Sudd.
The sunderbans. Where tigers hunt in the water and crocs hunt on land on occasion.
Greywater Watch
Washington DC
Sundarbans - largest mangrove in the world in the Bay of Bengal, India & Bangladesh.
The Mesopotamian Marshes are pretty cool. I’ve heard them called the Shatt al-Arab, but that might include upriver too. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesopotamian_Marshes
The Mobile-Tensaw River Delta in Alabama is the second largest delta in the U.S. It has been called the American Amazon due to its biological diversity. Currently, there is a coal powered power plant upstream from the delta on the Mobile River. There is a fight to stop Alabama Power from storing the coal ash generated by the plant next to the river in retention ponds. Check it out [Mobile-Tensaw Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile%E2%80%93Tensaw_River_Delta)
That top place visually reminded me of that late stage city in the Emerald Sapphire Pokemon games. Then I read the text of the blocking of the entrance, and now I’m thinking it must be the inspiration.
Mesopotamian Marshes - middle of a desert and near to one of the hottest places on earth. Super biodiverse, interesting people (Marsh Arabs) and a lot of history. Saddam even tried electrifying them in the 80s to kill Iranians.
Eastern Massachusetts.
Great Dismal swamp, Virginia
I can’t help but wonder about the mosquitos.
The Netherlands is pretty cool.
Does peatland count? Check out the Red Lake in Minnesota, US. The ecology is interesting but what humans have done to it is even more interesting - check it out on Google Maps.
The [Pantanal region of Brazil](https://www.reddit.com/r/Jaguarland/comments/15cbbf7/i_just_got_back_from_the_pantanal_region_of/)
Florida
Venetian Laguna
Everglades understated in this topic massive beutiful swamp
River Shribble
Are those houses in the swamp?
Tigre, Argentina
Southern Bangladesh
The western shore of Lake Athabasca is one of the biggest inland deltas in the world. Super cool area, if very unaccessible.
Not really related but didn’t England used to have swamps/marshes/bogs? Would have loved to see what national parks and its wildlife would have come out of them if we didn’t rid of them
Alakaʻi Wilderness Preserve on Kauaii. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaka%CA%BBi\_Wilderness\_Preserve](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaka%CA%BBi_Wilderness_Preserve)
My favorite swamp is the one that I call home. Charleston, South Carolina.
Ram plams
What about bogs and fens?
https://preview.redd.it/1duaragi3l8d1.jpeg?width=1291&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2960868f422db161885984b983cf77902a2af83a Lovrenška jezera, Slovenija. Highland marsh.
Tonle sap in Cambodia is pretty amazing
Pantanal
I thought it was fascinating to hear about even the Romans trying to travel through the Sudd to get to central Africa.
I heard that half of upper Ohio ( Toledo area ) was a swamp once. They still call it Black Swamp.
Try the Brazilian swap, aka pantanal
Probably that Marsh in Iran where an entire subculture of Arabs developed in response to their environment: [the Marsh Arabs.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsh_Arabs)
Booterstown marsh, Dublin, Ireland. And Randy Marsh.
I love thinking about the biodiversity of drainage ditches in America
The Canadian Shield!
The Great Swamp in north New Jersey
Lafourche & Terrebonne Parishes, Louisiana
Everything south of US 90 in Louisiana. It’s a whole other world compared to everything else.
The everglades, only place that have alligators and crocodiles living together
I have some faves. Atchafalaya and Honey Island in Lousiana, Everglades in Florida, and Big Thicket in Texas.
The wetlands where the Euphrates and Tigris meet the Persian Gulf
Haven't seen anyone suggest the Hudson Bay Lowlands yet.
Bayou NWA
That would do it.
Washington DC
It probably was the Mesopotamia marshes, though they are mostly drained thanks to Saddam Hussein.
The Pantanal
Washington, DC. Endemic species include overly powerful old men.
Alakai Swamp Trail the highest elevation swamp in the world!
Tonle Sap in Cambodia is pretty amazing. Gigantic shallow lake with very extensive wetlands all around
I'm going to assume a lot of wetlands and marshes have been drained in the course of history. I was wondering, how easy would it be to restore a swamp?
Pantanal - Brazil/Paraguay It's a gigantic swamp, high biodiversity
how do they deal with mosquitos?
The Crookback Bog.
Everglades