Why Great Plains rivers depend on wetlands as well as climate

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What happened

When a prairie river carries more water in one year than another, the obvious place to look for an explanation is the sky.

A year with more snow and rain should have more water in rivers.

Key facts

  • Reported by Phys.org and published Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:00:01 UTC.

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