rice county
DESCRIPTION
Rice County. www.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rice_County_Minnesota_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Northfield_Highlighted.svg. Topography. http://www.co.rice.mn.us/uploadedcontent/forms/demmap.pdf. Climate. Dfb - Humid continental - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Rice County
www.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rice_County_Minnesota_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Northfield_Highlighted.svg
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Topography
http://www.co.rice.mn.us/uploadedcontent/forms/demmap.pdf
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Climate
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:USAClimates.PNG
Dfb- Humid continental
This climate has warm, humid summers with storms occurring often.
Winters are cold and frequently have snow precipitation.
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Average TemperatureTemperatures were taken in Faribault, MN, Rice County.
http://www.idcide.com/weather/mn/northfield.htm
Highest temperature on record is 104 F in 1988.
Lowest temperature on record is -36 F in 1972.
http://justfood.coop/free-saplings-for-northfielders-just-food/
http://gogreentravelgreen.com/green-travel-news/where-we-are-now-belize-to-minnesota/
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Average Precipitation
http://www.idcide.com/weather/mn/northfield.htm
Measurements taken in Faribault, MN, Rice County.
http://www.3dsmaxresources.com/tutorial_display.php?id_tut=16
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Bedrock Geology
ftp://mgssun6.mngs.umn.edu/pub3/c-9/c9_plt2_bedrock.pdf
Prairie Du Chien Group- Made up of dolostone, sandstone and shale.
The upper part of this group is a thin to medium, yellow gray dolostone that has scattered layers of quartzose sandstone and shale.
The lower section has a medium to thick bedded, yellow, gray dolostone which contains some pockets of quartzose sandstone.
Dolostone Bedrock
http://acad.carleton.edu/projects/ethanol/pdc-jaquifer.html
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Bedrock Geology Cont.Decorah, Plateville, and Glenwood Formations - made up of limestone, shale and dolostone.
Decorah shale is grayish green, and has scattered beds of fine grained limestone in thin layers.
Platteville Formation is made up of limestone, and has very shale like dolostone mixed in with the limestone.
Glenwood Formation is greenish gray, sandy and has a layer of shale 3 to 5 feet thick.ftp://mgssun6.mngs.umn.edu/pub3/c-9/c9_plt2_bedrock.pdf
http://home.att.net/~bjgoetteman/MNGeolColumn.html
http://home.att.net/~bjgoetteman/MNGeolColumn.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenwood_Shale
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More Bedrock GeologyFranconia Fromation- sandstone
Franconia, sandstone layer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platteville_Limestone
Jordan Sandstone- medium to coarse grained, friable, yellow, gray, quartzose sandstone with feldspathic sandstone in the mid to lower regions of the this formation.
Jordan Sandstone
http://www.crwp.net/About/AboutCRW.html
ftp://mgssun6.mngs.umn.edu/pub3/c-9/c9_plt2_bedrock.pdf
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Soil
Lester-Hamel- Le SueurKilkenny-Derrynane-LerdalRacine-Littleton-LindstromClarioin-Nicollet-Webster
http://soildatamart.nrcs.usda.gov/Manuscripts/MN131/0/pdfmaps/gsm.pdf
Eastern Half of Rice County
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Soil
Western half of Rice county
http://soildatamart.nrcs.usda.gov/Manuscripts/MN131/0/pdfmaps/gsm.pdf
Moland-Morton-MaxcrookHayden-Le Sueur-DundasHayden-HamelRacine-Kenyon-NerwoodsKenyon-Klinger-MaxfieldEstherville-Colo-Waukegan
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Area/ Soil classification
Drainage Pattern
Parent Material
Surface Texture
Lester Well Drained
Till Loam
Hamel Poorly Drained
Alluvium or colluvium and till
Loam
Le Sueur Moderately well drained
Till Clay loam
Kilkenny Moderately well drained
Glaciolaclusterine deposits and till
Clay loam
Derrynane Poorly drained
Alluvium or colluvium and till
Clay loam
Lerdal Somewhat poorly drained
Glaciolacusterine deposits and till
Clay loam
Soil Cont.Area/ Soil classification
Drainage Pattern
Parent Material
Surface Texture
Racine Well drained
Glaciolacustrine deposits and till
Silt loam
Littleton Somewhat poorly drained
Alluvium or colluvium and till
Silt loam
Lindstrom Well drained
Alluvium or colluvium
Silt loam
Clarion Well drained
Till Loam
Nicollet Somewhat poorly drained
Till Clay loam
Webster Poorly drained
Till Clay loam
Main soil content of Rice Countyhttp://soildatamart.nrcs.usda.gov/Manuscripts/MN131/0/pdfmaps/gsm.pdf
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Soil Cont.Parent Material Types Surface Material Types
AlluviumFormed from moving water such as rivers, streams, etc.ColluviumSmall to medium pebbles that are transported mainly by gravity.http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/publications/documents/gtr-168/09-lisle.html
Till(Glacial Till)Formed from the dragging of glacial activity.http://www.bcgrasslands.org/SiteCM/i/upload/04F0258613A64D5A1974E0ACF1ACFE69DCE75686.jpg
http://www.earthscienceworld.org/images/search/results.html?Keyword=Glacial%20Lakes
Glaciolacustrine Deposit Formed from sediment layering in glacial lakes.
Loam (course loam)- sandy, course to fine sand.
http://www.soils.umn.edu/academics/classes/soil2125/doc/lestrsw.htm
Clay loam (Fine loam)-may contain sandy clay, silty clay or clay. Smallest particle of soil composition.
http://www.core.org.cn/OcwWeb/Civil-and-Environmental-Engineering/1-322Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm
Silt loam (medium loam)- intermediate between course and fine loam. Very fine sand to courser clay loam.
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Agronomy/Department/soils/landjudg/intermed.htm
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Soil ErosionAreas more susceptible to high erosion rates.
http://www.soils.umn.edu/academics/classes/soil2125/doc/s10chap3.htm
http://www.soils.umn.edu/academics/classes/soil2125/doc/s10chap3.htm
http://www.soils.umn.edu/academics/classes/soil2125/doc/s10chap3.htm
http://www.co.rice.mn.us/uploadedcontent/forms/waterplan2.pdf
Three forms of water erosion.
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Vegetation
http://www.co.rice.mn.us/uploadedcontent/forms/originalvegetation.pdf
PrairieWet PrairieAspen-OakOpen Oaks and Barren OaksHardwoods (Oak, Hickory, Basswood)Water
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Vegetation Cont.PrairieWet PrairieAspen-OakOpen Oak and Barren Hardwoods
http://mnprairieroots.wordpress.com/2009/08/01/fishing-flowers-and-farming-rice-county-mn/
http://www.wisconsinbirds.org/Plan/habitats/WetPrairie.htm
http://anthropologylabs.umn.edu/wlana/first/part1/chapter1.php
http://web4.msue.msu.edu/mnfi/abstracts/ecology/Oak-pine_barrens.pdf
http://www.anokanaturalresources.com/res_mgnt/ecosystems/mesic_forest/mesic_images/WhtPineForest2.jpg
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Land Features
http://www.co.rice.mn.us/uploadedcontent/forms/waterplan2.pdf
Seasonally Flooded basinMeadow Shallow marshDeep MarshShallow open waterShrub SwampWooded SwampBogsUpland system
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Aquifers
Bodies of water
Buried aquiferExposed aquifer
Aquifer Recharge Area
http://www.co.rice.mn.us/uploadedcontent/forms/naturalresources.pdf
http://snr5.unl.edu/realtimewater/images/confined-unconfined-aquifer.gif
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WatershedsRiverLake
Cannon River WatershedMinnesota River WatershedZumbro River Watershed
Cannon River
http://www.co.rice.mn.us/uploadedcontent/forms/naturalresources.pdf
All three watersheds have a dendritic drainage pattern.
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GlaciersLaurentide Glacier
http://www.uleth.ca/vft/Oldman_River/Glaciation.jpg
Occurred between 95,000 and 20,000 years ago during the Quaternary Period
Rice County after the Laurentide Glacier.
The Laurentide Glacier left behind Till of the Bemis Moraine
http://www.d.umn.edu/~pmorton/4110/notes/001_Mn_Quaternary.pdfDes Moines Lobe
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Esker
Eskers are located in central and north central Rice county.
They are formed when a glacier has a river running underneath it and when the glacier melts the river disappears and leaves an elevated river bed.
http://jove.geol.niu.edu/faculty/fischer/429_info/429trips/NIF/Kame_Kettle_Esker_Formation_files/image007.jpg
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MoraineBemis Moraine, which was formed from the Des Moines Lobe during the Laurentide Glacier.
http://plantsci.sdstate.edu/woodardh/geology/eastern/Glacial_Features_Large/glacial_features_large.htm
The Bemis Moraine is a lateral moraine that was created during the Laurentide Glacier on the eastern side of the Des Moines Lobe.
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ScarpClear Channel ScarpLocated mainly along the Cannon River.
http://www.belmont.sd62.bc.ca/teacher/geology12/photos/erosion/LandSlideScarp.jpg
Scarp
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Flat-Topped Hill
http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/diary/perched_lake.jpg
Flat-Topped Hills are located in eastern Rice County.
Formed where saturated debris, unsorted by water filled low in the stagnant ice.
When the ice melts the debris is left behind creating a flat-topped hill.
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Karst
Active
TransitionalBuried
http://www.co.rice.mn.us/uploadedcontent/forms/waterplan2.pdf
http://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/groundwater/karst.html
Photo inside a karst
http://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/groundwater/karst.html
Karsts form from acidic rain flowing through the ground and dissolving limestone rock.
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Wind
http://www.state.mn.us/mn/externalDocs/Commerce/80_Meter_Wind_Speed_013106115153_80MeterWindSpeed.pdf
Rice County
Wind speed on average is between 16mph-18mph.
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~dopila/files/wind-turbine.jpg
Northfield in Rice County has several wind turbines.
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Rice CountyRice county has a wide variety of physical features such as karsts and moraines.
There is diverse vegetation which ranges from prairie to hardwood forests.
Overall Rice County has a very unique history, climate and geology.
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www.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rice_County_Minnesota_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Northfield_Highlighted.svg http://www.co.rice.mn.us/uploadedcontent/forms/demmap.pdf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:USAClimates.PNG http://www.idcide.com/weather/mn/northfield.htm http://justfood.coop/free-saplings-for-northfielders-just-food/ http://gogreentravelgreen.com/green-travel-news/where-we-are-now-belize-to-minnesota http://www.idcide.com/weather/mn/northfield.htm http://www.3dsmaxresources.com/tutorial_display.php?id_tut=16 ftp://mgssun6.mngs.umn.edu/pub3/c-9/c9_plt2_bedrock.pdf http://home.att.net/~bjgoetteman/MNGeolColumn.html http://acad.carleton.edu/projects/ethanol/pdc-jaquifer.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenwood_Shale http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platteville_Limestone http://www.crwp.net/About/AboutCRW.html http://soildatamart.nrcs.usda.gov/Manuscripts/MN131/0/pdfmaps/gsm.pdf http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/publications/documents/gtr-168/09-lisle.html http://www.bcgrasslands.org/SiteCM/i/upload/04F0258613A64D5A1974E0ACF1ACFE69DCE75686.jpg http://www.earthscienceworld.org/images/search/results.html?Keyword=Glacial%20Lakes http://www.soils.umn.edu/academics/classes/soil2125/doc/lestrsw.htm http://www.core.org.cn/OcwWeb/Civil-and-Environmental-Engineering/1-322Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Agronomy/Department/soils/landjudg/intermed.htm
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