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The Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) is an expansive area of the northern Great Plains that contains thousands of shallow wetlands known as potholes.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Huh. I learned about the potholes when I was a kid and saw a couple of them, but had no idea there was such a big region named for them.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The region expands to the entire Midwest during winter.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

We’ve just passed the equinox into construction season.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

The equinox is 4 days and 7 minutes after I posted this comment.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

AKA the moist zone