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The Driftless Area: The extent of unglaciated and similar terrains in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota

The Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin and northwestern Illinois got its name from the lack of glacial sediment ("drift") covering the landscape. The surficial geology and topography of the Driftless Area are thus distinct from the surrounding region where multiple phases of glaciation left their mark. This pamphlet, a collaborative effort between...
- ES057
  
  The Driftless Area: The extent of unglaciated and similar terrains in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota
  
  Carson, E.C.; Curry, B.B.; Kerr, P.J.; Lusardi, B.A.;
  
  2023
  
  Report: 4 p.
- ZIP ES057-gis
  
  GIS data for the outline of the Driftless Area and similar terrains in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota
  
  Carson, E.C.; Curry, B.B.; Kerr, P.J.; Lusardi, B.A.;
  
  2023
  
  GIS Data: Shapefiles (.shp file format)
- ZIP ES057-map
  
  Page-sized and web-version maps of the Driftless Area and similar terrains in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota
  
  Carson, E.C.; Curry, B.B.; Kerr, P.J.; Lusardi, B.A.;
  
  2023
  
  Map: Documents (.pdf file format), images (.tif file format)
Fracture-Trace Analysis for Water-Well Site Locations in Precambrian Igneous and Metamorphic Rock in Central Wisconsin
- MP83-5
  
  Fracture-Trace Analysis for Water-Well Site Locations in Precambrian Igneous and Metamorphic Rock in Central Wisconsin
  
  Socha, B.J.;
  
  1983
  
  Report: 37 p.
- MP83-5-plate01
  
  Selected Fracture Traces and High Yielding Wells, Wood County, Wisconsin [plate 1]
  
  1983
  
  Map: 21.5 in x 23.7 in
Irrigable Lands Inventory--Phase I Groundwater and Related Information

This paper contains hydrogeologic information for the Golden Sands Resource Conservation and Development Area in central Wisconsin. The set of maps includes water-table elevation maps for the following counties: Adams, Jackson, Juneau, Marathon, Marquette, Monroe, Portage, Waupaca, Waushara, and Wood (scale 1:126,720). It also includes a regional aquifer...
- MP81-1
  
  Irrigable Lands Inventory - Phase I Groundwater and Related Information
  
  Lippelt, I.D.; Hennings, R.G.;
  
  1981
  
  Report: 13 p., 11 maps, scale 1:126,720 and 1:500,000
- MP81-1-plate01
  
  Water Table Elevation [Adams County] [map 1]
  
  Lippelt, I.D.;
  
  1981
  
  Map: 18.6 in x 24.6 in
- MP81-1-plate02
  
  Water Table Elevation [Jackson County] [map 2]
  
  Lippelt, I.D.;
  
  1981
  
  Map: 30 in x 23.5 in
- MP81-1-plate03
  
  Water Table Elevation [Juneau County] [map 3]
  
  Lippelt, I.D.;
  
  1981
  
  Map: 22 in x 28.2 in
- MP81-1-plate04
  
  Water Table Elevation [Marathon County] [map 4]
  
  Lippelt, I.D.;
  
  1981
  
  Map: 32 in x 24 in
- MP81-1-plate05
  
  Water Table Elevation [Marquette County] [map 5]
  
  Lippelt, I.D.;
  
  1981
  
  Map: 18 in x 24 in
- MP81-1-plate06
  
  Water Table Elevation [Monroe County] [map 6]
  
  Lippelt, I.D.;
  
  1981
  
  Map: 23 in x 30 in
- MP81-1-plate07
  
  Water Table Elevation [Portage County] [map 7]
  
  Lippelt, I.D.;
  
  1981
  
  Map: 23 in x 30 in
- MP81-1-plate08
  
  Water Table Elevation [Waupaca County] [map 8]
  
  Lippelt, I.D.;
  
  1981
  
  Map: 20 in x 26 in
- MP81-1-plate09
  
  Water Table Elevation [Waushara County] [map 9]
  
  Lippelt, I.D.;
  
  1981
  
  Map: 24 in x 18 in
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Bedrock Geology of Wisconsin, West-Central Sheet

Types of bedrock, formation names, major faults, and time period of formation.
- M104
  
  Bedrock Geology of Wisconsin, West-Central Sheet
  
  Brown, B.A.;
  
  1988
  
  Map: 28 in x 37 in, scale 1:250,000
- ZIP M104-dataset01
  
  Bedrock Geology of Wisconsin, West-Central Sheet [GIS data]
  
  Brown, B.A.;
  
  1988
  
  GIS Data: GeMS file geodatabase (.gdb file format)
Soils of Wood County and Their Ability to Attenuate Contaminants
- M090
  
  Soils of Wood County and Their Ability to Attenuate Contaminants
  
  Ward Good, L.; Madison, F.W.;
  
  1987
  
  Map: 30.75 in x 21.75 in
Total Magnetic Intensity Map of Northern Wisconsin
- M085
  
  Total Magnetic Intensity Map of Northern Wisconsin
  
  Karl, J.H.;
  
  1986
  
  Map: 55.8 in x 37.7 in, scale 1:250,000
Pleistocene Geology of Wood County, Wisconsin
- IC68
  
  Pleistocene Geology of Wood County, Wisconsin
  
  Clayton, Lee;
  
  1991
  
  Report: 18 p.
- ZIP IC68-DI
  
  Pleistocene Geology of Wood County, Wisconsin [GIS data]
  
  Clayton, Lee;
  
  1991
  
  GIS Data: Shapefiles (.shp file format), MrSID files (.sid file format)
- IC68-plate01
  
  Map Showing the Pleistocene Geology of Wood County, Wisconsin [plate 1]
  
  Clayton, Lee;
  
  1991
  
  Map: 25.5 in x 23 in, scale 1:100,000
- IC68-plate02
  
  Geologic Cross Sections of Wood County, Wisconsin [plate 2]
  
  Clayton, Lee;
  
  1991
  
  Plate: 21 in x 25.5 in
Hydrogeology of Wood County, Wisconsin
- IC60
  
  Hydrogeology of Wood County, Wisconsin
  
  Batten, W.G.;
  
  1989
  
  Report: 27 p.
- IC60-plate01
  
  Altitude of Water Table in Wood County [plate 1]
  
  1989
  
  Map: 21.5 in x 23.1 in, scale 1:100,000
- IC60-plate02
  
  Location of Ground-Water-Quality Sampling Sites, Landfills, and Irrigated Fields in Wood County [plate 2]
  
  1989
  
  Map: 21.6 in x 23.1 in, scale 1:100,000
Bedrock Geology of Wood County, Wisconsin
- ZIP IC54-DI
  
  Bedrock Geology of Wood County, Wisconsin [GIS data]
  
  Brown, B.A.; Greenberg, J.K.;
  
  1986
  
  GIS Data: Shapefiles (.shp file format), MrSID files (.sid file format)
- IC54-plate01
  
  Bedrock Geology of Wood County, Wisconsin [plate 1]
  
  Brown, B.A.; Greenberg, J.K.;
  
  1986
  
  Map: 28.5 in x 23 in, scale 1:100,000
Effects of Irrigation on Water Quality in the Sand Plain of Central Wisconsin
- IC36
  
  Effects of Irrigation on Water Quality in the Sand Plain of Central Wisconsin
  
  Hindall, S.M.;
  
  1978
  
  Report: 50 p.
- IC36-plate01
  
  Water-Table Maps of the Kellner, Meehan, and Bancroft Subareas, Wisconsin [plate 1]
  
  1978
  
  Map: 32.5 in x 24 in, scale 1:24,000
Atlas of the Geological Survey of Wisconsin

Collection of most of the plates accompanying Chamberlin's four-volume Geology of Wisconsin: Survey of 1873-1879.
- G-atlas-plate01
  
  Atlas of the Geological Survey of Wisconsin: General Geological Map of Wisconsin [plate 1]
  
  Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey;
  
  1882
  
  Map: 25.5 in x 30.3 in, scale 1 in = 15 miles
- G-atlas-plate02
  
  Atlas of the Geological Survey of Wisconsin: General Map of Quaternary Formations [plate 2]
  
  Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey;
  
  1882
  
  Map: 28.2 in x 32.4 in
- G-atlas-plate02A
  
  Atlas of the Geological Survey of Wisconsin: General Map of Native Vegetation [plate 2A]
  
  Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey;
  
  1882
  
  Map: 28.2 in x 32.4 in
- G-atlas-plate02B
  
  Atlas of the Geological Survey of Wisconsin: General Map of Soils [plate 2B]
  
  Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey;
  
  1882
  
  Map: 28.2 in x 32.5 in
- G-atlas-plate02C
  
  Atlas of the Geological Survey of Wisconsin: Map of Rainfall and Temperature [plate 2C]
  
  Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey;
  
  1882
  
  Map: 27.7 in x 32.5 in
- G-atlas-plate03
  
  Atlas of the Geological Survey of Wisconsin: Maps of Subsoils and Native Vegetation of Eastern Wisconsin [plate 3]
  
  Chamberlin, T.C.;
  
  1877
  
  Map: 27.82 in x 32.17 in, scale 1 in = 12 miles
- G-atlas-plate04
  
  Atlas of the Geological Survey of Wisconsin: Maps of Topography and Quaternary Formations of Eastern Wisconsin [plate 4]
  
  Chamberlin, T.C.;
  
  1877
  
  Map: 27.83 in x 32.06 in, scale 1 in = 12 miles
- G-atlas-plate05
  
  Atlas of the Geological Survey of Wisconsin: Geology and Topography of the Lead Region [plate 5]
  
  Strong, M.;
  
  1877
  
  Map: 27.68 in x 32.18 in
- G-atlas-plate06
  
  Atlas of the Geological Survey of Wisconsin: Geology and Topography of the Lead Region [plate 6]
  
  Strong, M.;
  
  1877
  
  Map: 23.98 in x 28.94 in
- G-atlas-plate08
  
  Atlas of the Geological Survey of Wisconsin: Geology and Topography of the Lead Region [plate 8]
  
  Strong, M.;
  
  1877
  
  Map: 24.03 in x 28.38 in
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Soil Survey of Wood County, Wisconsin
- B052B
  
  Soil Survey of Wood County, Wisconsin
  
  Whitson, A.R.; Geib, W.J.; Conrey, G.W.; Boardman, W.C.; Post, C.B.;
  
  1918
  
  Report: 86 p.
- B052B-map01
  
  Soil Map: Wisconsin, Wood County Sheet
  
  Geib, W.J.; Conrey, G.W.; Boardman, W.C.; Post, C.B.;
  
  1918
  
  Map: 21.5 in x 23.0 in, scale 1 in = 1 mile
The Fossils and Stratigraphy of the Middle Devonic of Wisconsin
- B021
  
  The Fossils and Stratigraphy of the Middle Devonic of Wisconsin
  
  Cleland, H.F.;
  
  1911
  
  Report: 222 p.
- B021-map01
  
  Geologic Map of Eastern Wisconsin
  
  Cleland, H.F.;
  
  1911
  
  Map: 8.3 in x 11.7 in
The Geology of North Central Wisconsin
- B016
  
  The Geology of North Central Wisconsin
  
  Weidman, S.;
  
  1907
  
  Report: 697 p.
- B016-plate01
  
  Map of the Cambrian and Pre-Cambrian of North Central Wisconsin: Clark, Wood, Portage, Marathon, Lincoln, Taylor and Parts of Langlade, Rusk and Price Counties [plate 1]
  
  Weidman, S.;
  
  1907
  
  Map: 20.0 in x 22.9 in, scale 1 in = 3 miles
- B016-plate02
  
  Map of the Pleistocene of North Central Wisconsin: Clark, Wood, Portage, Marathon, Lincoln, Taylor and Parts of Langlade, Rusk and Price Counties [plate 2]
  
  Weidman, S.;
  
  1907
  
  Map: 20.1 in x 23.1 in, scale 1 in = 3 miles
- B016-plate04
  
  Map Showing Rock Outcrops in Vicinity of Wausau [plate 4]
  
  1907
  
  Map: 16.2 in x 11.1 in
- B016-plate08
  
  Map Showing Rock Outcrops in Vicinity of Athens and Upper Rib River [plate 8]
  
  1907
  
  Map: 13.6 in x 8.8 in
- B016-plate09
  
  Map Showing Rock Outcrops in Vicinity of Merrill [plate 9]
  
  1907
  
  Map: 13.3 in x 8.8 in
- B016-plate12
  
  Map Showing Rock Outcrops in Vicinity of Arpin and Junction City [plate 12]
  
  1907
  
  Map: 15.1 in x 9.9 in
- B016-plate14
  
  Map Showing Rock Outcrops in Vicinity of Mosinee [plate 14]
  
  1907
  
  Map: 9.8 in x 9.5 in
- B016-plate15
  
  Map Showing Rock Outcrops in Vicinity of Hewitt and Rozellville [plate 15]
  
  1907
  
  Map: 10.9 in x 7.5 in
Preliminary Report on the Soils and Agricultural Conditions of North Central Wisconsin
- B011-1908
  
  Preliminary Report on the Soils and Agricultural Conditions of North Central Wisconsin (2nd edition)
  
  Weidman, S.;
  
  1903
  
  Report: 72 p.
- B011-1908-plate01
  
  Soil Map of North Central Wisconsin: Clark, Wood, Portage, Marathon, Lincoln, Taylor and Parts of Langlade, Rusk, and Price Counties [plate 1]
  
  Weidman, S.;
  
  1903
  
  Map: 21.0 in x 24.1 in, scale 1 in = 3 miles

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