Driftless Area

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cultural region geographic region physiographic region

The Driftless Area is a distinctive region of the Upper Midwest in the United States known for its rugged, steep terrain and deep river valleys that escaped glaciation during the last Ice Age.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Driftless Region 1
Southwestern Wisconsin 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region ⓘ
geographic region ⓘ
physiographic region ⓘ
alternativeName Driftless Area ⓘ
surface form: Driftless Region

Paleozoic Plateau ⓘ
climate humid continental climate ⓘ
contains Baraboo Range ⓘ
Kickapoo River valley ⓘ
Mississippi River valley ⓘ
surface form: Mississippi River valleys

Ocooch Mountains ⓘ
Paleozoic Plateau ⓘ
Root River valley ⓘ
Upper Iowa River ⓘ
surface form: Upper Iowa River valley

Wisconsin River valley ⓘ
surface form: Wisconsin River valleys
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dominantRockType dolomite ⓘ
limestone ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ
drainageBasin Mississippi River basin ⓘ
ecoregion temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ⓘ
geologicalCharacteristic deeply dissected plateau ⓘ
escaped Pleistocene glaciation ⓘ
exposed bedrock ⓘ
loess-covered ridges ⓘ
unglaciated during last glacial maximum ⓘ
geologicalEra Paleozoic Era ⓘ
surface form: Paleozoic
highestPoint West Blue Mound ⓘ
knownFor cold-water trout streams ⓘ
coulees ⓘ
deep river valleys ⓘ
high biodiversity ⓘ
karst topography ⓘ
rugged terrain ⓘ
scenic bluffs ⓘ
sinkholes ⓘ
spring-fed creeks ⓘ
steep slopes ⓘ
landUse dairy farming ⓘ
forestry ⓘ
mixed agriculture ⓘ
recreation and tourism ⓘ
locatedIn Illinois ⓘ
Iowa ⓘ
Minnesota ⓘ
Upper Midwest NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wisconsin ⓘ
notableFor distinctive topography compared to surrounding glaciated areas ⓘ
limited glacial deposits ⓘ
well-preserved preglacial landscape ⓘ
partOf Midwestern United States ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

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

Driftless Area → alternativeName → Driftless Area ⓘ
this entity surface form: Driftless Region
Upper Mississippi Valley → borderedBy → Driftless Area ⓘ
Northeastern Iowa → hasFeature → Driftless Area ⓘ
Fillmore County, Minnesota → isPartOf → Driftless Area ⓘ
Decorah, Iowa → locatedIn → Driftless Area ⓘ
Richland Center, Wisconsin → locatedIn → Driftless Area ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southwestern Wisconsin
Winneshiek County, Iowa → locatedIn → Driftless Area ⓘ
Dubuque → partOf → Driftless Area ⓘ
La Crosse → partOf → Driftless Area ⓘ