slough
Regional
- Meaning
- Plains: a prairie wetland, pothole pond, or marshy slough.
- Type
- Regionalism
- Used in
- North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska
What does “slough” mean
Pronounced 'sloo' in the Plains, this term refers to a shallow wetland, pothole or backwater pond left by retreating glaciers in the Prairie Pothole Region. A defining feature of the Dakotas, Minnesota and the northern Plains landscape.
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