Loess Hills

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geological formation landform region physiographic region

Loess Hills is a unique region of wind-deposited, highly erodible bluffs and ridges along the Missouri River in western Iowa and neighboring states, known for its rare geological formations and distinctive prairie ecosystems.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Loess Hills National Scenic Byway 1
Loess Hills region 1
Loess Hills region of Iowa 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geological formation ⓘ
landform region ⓘ
physiographic region ⓘ
characterizedBy highly erodible bluffs ⓘ
narrow valleys ⓘ
prairie-covered hills ⓘ
steep ridges ⓘ
conservationStatus partially protected ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
ecosystemType bur oak savanna ⓘ
prairie ecosystem ⓘ
tallgrass prairie remnant ⓘ
elevationRelativeToSurroundings higher than adjacent Missouri River floodplain ⓘ
follows Missouri River ⓘ
formationProcess wind-blown silt deposition ⓘ
formedDuring Pleistocene epoch ⓘ
geologicalOrigin wind-deposited loess ⓘ
hasProtectedArea Hitchcock Nature Center ⓘ
Loess Hills State Forest ⓘ
Preparation Canyon State Park ⓘ
Stone State Park ⓘ
hasScenicByway Loess Hills self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Loess Hills National Scenic Byway
knownFor deep loess deposits ⓘ
distinctive prairie ecosystems ⓘ
rare geological formations ⓘ
unique topography ⓘ
locatedIn Iowa ⓘ
Missouri ⓘ
Missouri River Basin ⓘ
surface form: Missouri River Valley

Nebraska ⓘ
South Dakota ⓘ
western Iowa ⓘ
material loess ⓘ
partOf Great Plains margin ⓘ
recognizedBy state conservation agencies ⓘ
regionType ecoregion ⓘ
soilProperty highly erodible ⓘ
soilType loess soil ⓘ
supportsSpecies bluestem grasses ⓘ
bur oak ⓘ
prairie grasses ⓘ
prairie wildflowers ⓘ
rare prairie invertebrates ⓘ
threatenedBy agricultural conversion ⓘ
erosion ⓘ
residential development ⓘ
usedFor hiking ⓘ
scenic driving ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

this entity surface form: Loess hills
this entity surface form: Missouri River bluffs
Loess Hills → hasScenicByway → Loess Hills self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Loess Hills National Scenic Byway
Harrison County, Iowa → partOf → Loess Hills ⓘ
this entity surface form: Loess Hills region of Iowa
Council Bluffs → region → Loess Hills ⓘ
this entity surface form: Loess Hills region