Overall, Jupiter Ridge Natural Area is a fairly dry place, but there some spots with standing water a goodly portion of the year. There are three depression marshes within Jupiter Ridge that total 3.4 acres in the eastern portion of the preserve. The one shown above is probably the most prominent of the three because it sits just off the parking lot. Depression marshes form when the underlying soil for one reason or another collapses enough to leave the land above lower than surrounding terrain, lower enough to retain water. This one is wet enough to sustain a population of cape blue waterlilies.
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