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Large wetland areas in Florida

Explore large National Wetlands Inventory polygons in Florida. Compare wetland types and add conservation study notes.

Preview of Large wetland areas in Florida
US Fish and Wildlife Service, National Wetlands Inventory. Florida clip uses US Census Bureau 2025 boundaries. Selected, clipped and simplified on 2026-09-15.

About this dataset

  • This selection includes source wetland polygons of at least 10 square kilometres that intersect Florida. Deepwater classes are excluded.
  • Polygons are clipped to Florida using Census Bureau boundaries. A clipped part can be smaller than the source selection threshold.
  • The wetland class and source area come from the National Wetlands Inventory. Mapping dates vary across the state.
  • Small wetlands are excluded. A blank area on this map does not mean that no wetland exists.
  • Boundaries are simplified for display. This map does not determine regulatory wetland boundaries or permit requirements.

Source and licence

US Fish and Wildlife Service, National Wetlands Inventory

Licence: Public domain

GeoJSON download details

The download includes all 336 features as area groups, areas. Coordinates use longitude and latitude in WGS84.

The preparation date is when we prepared this dataset. Read the source notes for the dates covered by the data.

GeoJSON fields 5
name
Wetland class and source identifier.
nwi_id
Identifier in the retrieved source service.
wetland_type
NWI wetland type.
classification
NWI classification code.
source_area_acres
Area of the complete source polygon before clipping, in acres.