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Relief map of the central Driftless Area, emphasizing the high density of trout waters in the region. The Midwest Driftless Area Restoration Effort is a multi-agency cooperative effort to restore the landscape. [25] The main issues are erosion and water pollution from agricultural and animal runoff.
The Chippewa River in Wisconsin flows approximately 183 miles (294 km) through west-central and northwestern Wisconsin. It was once navigable for approximately 50 miles (80 km) of its length, from the Mississippi River, by Durand, northeast to Eau Claire. Its catchment defines a portion of the northern boundary of the Driftless Area.
An 1833 map, "Northwest and Michigan Territories" issued by Baldwin and Craddock for the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge also depicted the western highlands of Wisconsin. Unlike James and Keating, it placed the label Ocooch Mountains further north, at the headwaters of the Black , La Crosse , Kickapoo and Pine rivers.
Wildcat Mountain State Park lies within the Driftless Area. This is an area of Wisconsin, Minnesota , Iowa and Illinois that was not covered by glaciers in the Last Ice Age . [ 3 ] The term "driftless" indicates a lack of glacial drift , the material left behind by retreating continental glaciers.
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The lower Wisconsin River flows through glacial drift until it enters the Driftless Area and eventually reaches the Mississippi River. [1] It extends about 116 river miles (187 river kilometers) from Portage to its confluence with the Mississippi River, falling 171 feet (52 m) from about elevation 782 feet (238 m) above sea level (msl) at Portage to 611 feet (186 m), msl at the Mississippi.
Pages in category "Driftless Area" ... Chippewa River (Wisconsin) Clayton County, Iowa; Cold Water Spring State Preserve; Crooked Creek (Houston County, Minnesota) D.
The Flag of Wisconsin. Wisconsin (/ w ɪ ˈ s k ɒ n s ɪ n / ⓘ wiss-KON-sin) is a state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north.