Publications - WGNHS

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: shapefile, metadata
- 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: 1 p. (8.5 in x 11 in)
Geochemistry and Mineralogy of the Wonewoc-Tunnel City Contact Interval Strata in Western Wisconsin

Results of regional study characterizing the elemental composition of rocks found at the Wonewoc-Tunnel City contact interval in west-central and southwest Wisconsin.
- WOFR2019-01
  
  Geochemistry and Mineralogy of the Wonewoc-Tunnel City Contact Interval Strata in Western Wisconsin
  
  Zambito, J.J., IV; Haas, L.D.; Parsen, M.J.; McLaughlin, P.I.;
  
  2019
  
  Report: 28 p.
- ZIP WOFR2019-01-appendices
  
  Geochemistry and Mineralogy of the Wonewoc-Tunnel City Contact Interval Strata in Western Wisconsin [appendices]
  
  Zambito, J.J., IV; Haas, L.D.; Parsen, M.J.; McLaughlin, P.I.;
  
  2019
  
  Data: PDF files + Excel spreadsheet
Discussion of the Phenomena of Local Glaciation in the Driftless Region

Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed.
- WOFR1916-02
  
  Discussion of the Phenomena of Local Glaciation in the Driftless Region
  
  Squier, G.H.;
  
  1916
  
  Report: 15 p.
Studies in the Driftless Region of Wisconsin

Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed.
- WOFR1905-01
  
  Studies in the Driftless Region of Wisconsin
  
  Squier, G.H.;
  
  1905
  
  Report: 19 p.
Geology of Wisconsin - Outcrop Descriptions

These descriptions illustrate various geologic formations, features, and characteristics. Individual descriptions are one to ten pages long, and include a map with specific location, a description of geologic features, and a discussion of the geologic significance.
- OUT-AD01
  
  Adams County: Upper Wisconsin Dells (T14N R6E Sec28)
  
  Attig, J.W.; Clayton, Lee;
- OUT-AD02
  
  Adams County: Friendship Mound (T17N R6E Sec5)
  
  Ostrom, M.E.;
- OUT-AD03
  
  Adams County: Hamilton Mound (T20N R6E Sec36)
  
  Brown, B.A.; Greenberg, J.K.;
- OUT-ALLCD
  
  Geology of Wisconsin - Outcrop Descriptions
  
  Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey;
  
  1978
  
  Report: 406 p.
- OUT-AS01
  
  Ashland County: Mt. Whittelsey (T44N R2W Sec9A)
  
  LaBerge, G.L.;
- OUT-AS02
  
  Ashland County: Mellen Gabbro (T45N R2W Sec30)
  
  LaBerge, G.L.;
- OUT-AS03
  
  Ashland County: Mellen Granite (T45N R2W Sec31)
  
  LaBerge, G.L.;
- OUT-AS04
  
  Ashland County: White River (T46N R4W Sec6)
  
  Ostrom, M.E.;
- OUT-BA01
  
  Bayfield County: South Fish Creek (T47N R5W Sec20)
  
  Ostrom, M.E.;
- OUT-BA02
  
  Bayfield County: Grand View Quarry--Bad River Dolomite (T44N R5W Sec22)
  
  LaBerge, G.L.;
  
  1978
  
  Report: 3 p.
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The Availability of Ground Water for Irrigation in the Rice Lake-Eau Claire Area, Wisconsin
- IC31
  
  The Availability of Ground Water for Irrigation in the Rice Lake-Eau Claire Area, Wisconsin
  
  Bell, E.A.; Hindall, S.M.;
  
  1975
  
  Report: 65 p.
Field Trip Guidebook for Cambrian-Ordovician Geology of Western Wisconsin

With special papers: Lithologic Cycles in Lower Paleozoic Rocks of Western Wisconsin, M.E. Ostrom; and Lithostratigraphy of the Prairie du Chien Group, R.A. Davis, Jr.
- IC11
  
  Field Trip Guidebook for Cambrian-Ordovician Geology of Western Wisconsin
  
  Ostrom, M.E.; Davis, R.A., Jr.;
  
  1970
  
  Report: 131 p.
Cambrian Stratigraphy in Western Wisconsin

Notes accompanying a 1966 conference field trip covering geology between Chippewa Falls and Trempealeau and between Elroy and Portage. Routes shown.
- IC07
  
  Cambrian Stratigraphy in Western Wisconsin
  
  Ostrom, M.E.;
  
  1966
  
  Report: 79 p.
Pleistocene History of West-Central Wisconsin

Special Paper: Uranium-Series Dating of Calcite Cemented Sands and Gravels in Minnesota and Wisconsin, by Richard S. Lively, 1984, 76 p. Prepared for the 31st Annual Midwest Friends of the Pleistocene Field Conference, River Falls, Wisconsin.
- FTGB11
  
  Pleistocene History of West-Central Wisconsin
  
  Baker, R.W.; Lively, R.S.;
  
  1984
  
  Report: 76 p.
The Soils of Northern Wisconsin
- B055-1921
  
  Soil Survey of Northern Wisconsin
  
  Whitson, A.R.; Dunnewald, T.J.; Thompson, C.;
  
  1921
  
  Report: 45 p. + map (scale 1 in = 6 miles)
- B055-1921-map01
  
  General Map of the Soils of Northern Wisconsin
  
  Whitson, A.R.; Thompson, C.; Dunnewald, T.J.;
  
  1921
  
  Map: Scale 1:380,160
Reconnoissance [sic] Soil Survey of Part of North Western Wisconsin
- B023-1914
  
  Reconnoissance [sic] Soil Survey of Part of North Western Wisconsin (2nd edition)
  
  Weidman, S.; Hall, E.B.; Musbach, F.L.;
  
  1911
  
  Report: 102 p. + map (scale 1 in = 3 miles)
- B023-1914-plate01
  
  Soil Map of South Part of North Western Wisconsin: Reconnoissance [sic] Survey of Eau Claire, Chippewa, Dunn, Pepin, Pierce, St. Croix, Polk, Barron and Rusk Counties [plate 1]
  
  Weidman, S.; Hall, E.B.; Musbach, F.L.;
  
  1911

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