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    <th width="80%" rowspan="2" align="left"><h1>What Are Slope Wetlands?</h1></th>
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<td><p><a style="background-color:#FFFFFF" href="../../images/e_slope_1000w1333h.jpg"><img src="../../../../images/wetlands/e_slope300w400h.jpg" alt="Slope Wetland at Lake Tahoe Area" width="300" height="400" align="left" style="margin-right:20px;" /></a> Slope wetlands form because of high  groundwater outside of a closed  topographic depression. Precipitation is often a secondary contributing source  of water. They can form on flat areas as well as on slopes. They lose water  primarily by subsurface flow and by evapotranspiration. Groundwater can  sometimes enter and leave slope wetlands in channels, but channels do not  convey water through slope wetlands. They are often adjacent to other kinds of aquatic areas, such as rivers  and lakes, or other kinds of wetlands.</p>
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