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The Driftless Area, also known as Bluff Country and the Paleozoic Plateau, is a topographical and cultural region in the Midwestern United States [1] that comprises southwestern Wisconsin, southeastern Minnesota, northeastern Iowa, and the extreme northwestern corner of Illinois. The Driftless Area is a USDA Level III Ecoregion: Ecoregion 52.
Ocooch Mountains are a place name for the Western Upland area of Wisconsin also known as the Driftless Region, meaning un-glaciated, lacking glacial drift or the Paleozoic Plateau, referring to a geologic era, Greek for "ancient life". The lack of glaciated terrain accounts for high hills, bluffs, and ridges.
The term "driftless" indicates a lack of glacial drift, the material left behind by retreating continental glaciers. The hills of the Driftless Area are made of Precambrian sandstone that is topped with limestone. Overall the region is characterized by an eroded plateau with bedrock overlain by varying thicknesses of loess. Most ...
More: The Driftless Region's Kickapoo Valley is a hilly paradise in western Wisconsin In a Facebook post announcing the idea was being rescinded, the author of the proposal wrote, "The core tenets ...
This wasn’t just the loss of one company in a small town tucked into the soaring bluffs of Wisco n sin’s Driftless region near the Mississippi River, but potentially a final deathblow. Local ...
This feature typifies the topography of the Driftless Area in which La Crosse sits. This rugged region is composed of high ridges dissected by narrow valleys called coulees, a French term. As a result, the area around La Crosse is frequently referred to as the "Coulee Region". [21]
Madeline Heim is a Report for America corps reporter who writes about environmental issues in the Mississippi River watershed and across Wisconsin. Contact her at (920) 996-7266 or mheim@gannett.com .
51b - Central Wisconsin Undulating Till Plain; 51c - Glacial Lake Wisconsin Sand Plain; 51d - Central Sand Ridges; 51e - Upper Wolf River Stagnation Moraine; 51f - Green Bay Till and Lacustrine Plain; 51g - Door Peninsula; 52 Driftless Area. 52a - Savanna Section; 52b - Coulee Section; 53 Southeastern Wisconsin Till Plains. 53a - Rock River ...