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    <th width="80%" rowspan="2" align="left"><h1>What Are Lacustrine Wetlands?</h1></th>
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    <td width="66%" height="182" valign="top"><p><a style="background-color:#FFFFFF" href="../../images/e_lacustrine_1000w607h.jpg"><img src="../../../../images/wetlands/e_lacustrine300w182h.jpg" alt="Lacustrine Wetland at Lake Sherwood in Santa Monica Mountains" width="300" height="182" align="left" style="margin-right:20px"/></a>Lacustrine  wetlands are less than 2 m deep, and can be  any size. They exist along  the margins of lakes and reservoirs, which are non-tidal water bodies at least  2&nbsp;m (6&nbsp;ft) deep during the growing season and at least 8 ha (20 ac) large.  These wetlands can be temporarily inundated by deeper water if the inundation  does not persist throughout most of the growing season.
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        <li><strong>Lake Sherwood in Santa Monica Mountains</strong><br />
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