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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.
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The park is in the Driftless Area, noted for its karst topography, which includes sinkholes and caves.The park is about 5 miles (8.0 km) from Mystery Cave and occupies approximately 3,170 acres (12.8 km 2), with camping, interpretive programs, and hiking, horseback, cross-country skiing trails, cold water streams and excellent trout fishing.
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.
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.
Pages in category "Driftless Area" The following 110 pages are in this category, out of 110 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge in northeastern Iowa, southwestern Wisconsin and northwestern Illinois. It is a collection of non-contiguous parcels in the vicinity of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge .
The Dubuque region is relatively far south for the white pine to thrive. White Pine Hollow, part of the Driftless Area, is a patch of north-facing algific talus slope land, a subset of dolomite karstland with many sinkholes, caverns, and other sharp changes in elevation. [3]