Osage Cuestas
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The Osage Cuestas are a region of east-central Kansas and northeastern Oklahoma characterized by a series of east-facing limestone escarpments and rolling hills formed by differential erosion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Osage Cuestas canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cuesta region
ⓘ
physiographic region ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Chautauqua Hills
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Flint Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ Osage Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
differential erosion
ⓘ
east-facing escarpments ⓘ rolling hills ⓘ |
| climateType | humid continental ⓘ |
| contains |
broad intervening valleys
ⓘ
series of limestone-capped ridges ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dominantRockType |
limestone
ⓘ
shale ⓘ |
| drainedBy |
Marais des Cygnes River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neosho River NERFINISHED ⓘ Verdigris River NERFINISHED ⓘ Walnut River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationRange | approximately 250–450 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| erosionalProcess |
differential weathering of limestone and shale
ⓘ
stream erosion ⓘ |
| extendsInto |
Osage County, Kansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Osage County, Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature | cuesta ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
cropland
ⓘ
pasture ⓘ rangeland ⓘ |
| hasVegetation |
oak-hickory woodland patches
ⓘ
tallgrass prairie remnants ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kansas
ⓘ
Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
east-central Kansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northeastern Oklahoma ⓘ |
| maximumRelief | approximately 60 meters ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Osage people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Central Lowland Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Interior Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| physiographicDivisionOf | Kansas physiographic regions ⓘ |
| physiographicSectionOf |
Kansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Kansas Geological Survey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soilType |
alfisols
ⓘ
mollisols ⓘ |
| stratigraphicAge |
Pennsylvanian
ⓘ
Permian ⓘ |
| topographicTrend | north-south cuestas with east-facing scarps ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.