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Loess Hills
Loess Hills east of Mondamin, Iowa.
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LocationWestern Iowa and Missouri, U.S.
Coordinates41°48′05″N 95°59′42″W / 41.8013°N 95.995°W / 41.8013; -95.995
Designated1986
Snow geese flying in front of the Loess Hills at Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge in the Missouri River bottoms near Mound City, Missouri

The Loess Hills are a formation of wind-deposited loess soil in the westernmost parts of Iowa and Missouri, and the easternmost parts of Nebraska and Kansas, along the Missouri River.

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Loess Hills

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The Loess Hills are a formation of wind-deposited loess soil in the westernmost parts of Iowa and Missouri, and the easternmost parts of Nebraska and...

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Loess

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Geology of the Loess Hills, Iowa U.S. Geological Survey, 2006, Eolian History of North America Why is loess important to study? The Loess Hills of Western...

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Loess Plateau

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morphological types in the Loess Plateau are loess platforms, ridges and hills, formed by the deposition and erosion of loess. Most of the loess comes from the Gobi...

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Western Corn Belt Plains

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and deep loess hills of the Nebraska/Kansas Loess Hills are markedly different from the flat alluvial valley of neighboring 47d. Dissected hills with deep...

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Loess Hills District AVA

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Loess Hills District is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) located in western Iowa and northwestern Missouri established on April 4, 2016 by the U.S...

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Geography of Iowa

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found within the broad Mississippi River valley. The Loess Hills consist of very thick deposits of loess in far western Iowa deposited during the Wisconsin...

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Iowa

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base of the Loess Hills National Scenic Byway. With three casino resorts, the city also includes such cultural attractions as the Western Hills Trails Center...

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Palouse

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peculiar and picturesque loess hills which characterize the Palouse Prairie are underlain by wind-blown sediments of the Palouse Loess that covers the surface...

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Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge

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City, Missouri in Holt County, Missouri. The refuge is bounded by the Loess Hills on the east with a trail going to the top built originally by the Civilian...

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Central Saxon Loess Hill Country

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The Central Saxon Loess Hill Country (German: Mittelsächsisches Lösshügelland), also called the Central Saxon Loess Hills is a natural region in central...

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Waubonsie State Park

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in the Loess Hills region. It is named for Chief Wabaunsee of the Potawatomi people. Waubonsie State Park is located in the unique Loess Hills, a landform...

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Interior Plains

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1999.2090. "Sand Hills, Nebraska". NASA. Retrieved November 18, 2020. Pye, K. (1996). "The Nature, origin, and accumulation of loess". Quaternary Science...

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Arikaree Breaks

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southwest Nebraska, and Iowa. The soil in that part of the state forms the Loess Hills. Self guided tour map – Cheyenne County, Kansas, web site Kansas Sampler...

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Wind Capital Group

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Deere, and sells power to Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. The Loess Hills Wind Farm was completed in the spring of 2008. This wind farm is much...

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Bison antiquus

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related to Bison antiquus. Conrad, Jim. "Ancient Bison foot fossil". The Loess Hills of the Lower Mississippi Valley. Backyard Nature. Retrieved 19 September...

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Iowa wine

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state is in the new AVA designation named Loess Hills. American wine Upper Mississippi Valley AVA Loess Hills District AVA Brownlee, Mike (June 23, 2016)...

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Belgrade

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being inclined up to 90%. They are mostly located in the artificial loess hills of Zemun: Gardoš, Ćukovac and Kalvarija. However, the majority of the...

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Little Sioux River

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Okoboji). It then traverses a rich agricultural region on its way to the Loess Hills, from which it then flows out onto the floodplain of the Missouri River...

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List of American Viticultural Areas

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Ohio River Valley AVA (shared with Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia) Loess Hills District AVA (shared with Missouri) Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA...

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List of regions of the United States

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Great Lakes Loess Hills Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area Quad Cities Siouxland Regions of Kansas include: East-Central Kansas Flint Hills High Plains...

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Interstate 29 in Iowa

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the state, it runs on the flat land between the Missouri River and the Loess Hills. I-29 was built in sections over a period of 15 years. When there was...

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