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Established in 1937 in southeastern Georgia, Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge protects most of the Okefenokee Swamp. Its roughly 402,000 acres encompass peatlands, forested wetlands, lakes, and open wetland prairies. Dark, tannin-stained water and peat-forming vegetation help distinguish this env...

The Okefenokee Swamp extends across southeastern Georgia and northern Florida as a large peat-filled wetland. Its dark water is stained by tannins from plant material, a characteristic of blackwater environments. Forested islands and cypress stands sit among open wet prairies and winding channels, c...

Four Holes Swamp is a blackwater wetland in South Carolina whose drainage joins the Edisto River system. Its flooded forest contains bald cypress and water tupelo, including old-growth cypress trees estimated to exceed 1,000 years in age. The swamp provides habitat for birds, reptiles, amphibians, f...

The Rio Negro, or Black River, is a major tributary of the Amazon located in northwestern Brazil. It’s notable for its consistently dark, acidic water—a characteristic resulting from decomposing leaves and organic matter—creating a unique blackwater ecosystem. This river supports distinct flora and...

Merchants Millpond State Park is a North Carolina state park centered on a historic millpond in Gates County, near the Virginia border. Its wetland landscape contains bald cypress and tupelo gum trees rising from dark, slow-moving water and supports wildlife associated with the state's coastal plain...

Pocomoke Swamp is a forested wetland surrounding parts of the Pocomoke River on the Delmarva Peninsula, principally in Maryland and extending toward Virginia. Its dark, slow-moving water is colored by tannins from decaying vegetation, while its forests include bald cypress, loblolly pine, red maple,...