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
Geology of Central Plain Area of Juneau, Jackson, Adams, Wood, Portage, Waushara, and Marquette Counties

Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed.
- WOFR1926-01
  
  Geology of Central Plain Area of Juneau, Jackson, Adams, Wood, Portage, Waushara, and Marquette Counties
  
  Bean, E.F.;
  
  1934
  
  Report: 6 p.
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Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed.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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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
- MP81-1-plate02
  
  Water Table Elevation [Jackson County] [map 2]
  
  Lippelt, I.D.;
  
  1981
- MP81-1-plate03
  
  Water Table Elevation [Juneau County] [map 3]
  
  Lippelt, I.D.;
  
  1981
- MP81-1-plate04
  
  Water Table Elevation [Marathon County] [map 4]
  
  Lippelt, I.D.;
  
  1981
- MP81-1-plate05
  
  Water Table Elevation [Marquette County] [map 5]
  
  Lippelt, I.D.;
  
  1981
- MP81-1-plate06
  
  Water Table Elevation [Monroe County] [map 6]
  
  Lippelt, I.D.;
  
  1981
- MP81-1-plate07
  
  Water Table Elevation [Portage County] [map 7]
  
  Lippelt, I.D.;
  
  1981
- MP81-1-plate08
  
  Water Table Elevation [Waupaca County] [map 8]
  
  Lippelt, I.D.;
  
  1981
- MP81-1-plate09
  
  Water Table Elevation [Waushara County] [map 9]
  
  Lippelt, I.D.;
  
  1981
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Soil Absorption of Septic Tank Effluent
- IC20
  
  Soil Absorption of Septic Tank Effluent: A Field Study of Some Major Soils in Wisconsin
  
  Bouma, J.; Ziebell, W.A.; Walker, W.G.; Olcott, P.G.; McCoy, E.; Hole, F.D.;
  
  1972
  
  Report: 235 p.
Three Billion Years of Geology

Prepared for 47th Annual Tri-State Geology Conference, Black River Falls, Wisconsin.
- FTGB09
  
  Three Billion Years of Geology: Archean, Proterozoic, Paleozoic and Pleistocene Geology of the Black River Valley
  
  Brown, B.A.; Clayton, Lee; Madison, F.W.; Evans, T.J.;
  
  1983
  
  Report: 51 p.
Soil Survey of Jackson County, Wisconsin
- B054B
  
  Soil Survey of Jackson County, Wisconsin
  
  Whitson, A.R.; Geib, W.J.; Dunnewald, T.J.; Goodman, A.L.; Musgrave, G.W.; Clevenger, C.B.;
  
  1923
  
  Report: 85 p. + map (scale 1:63,360)
- B054B-map01
  
  Soil Map of Jackson County, Wisconsin
  
  Geib, W.J.; Dunnewald, T.J.; Goodman, A.L.; Musgrave, G.W.; Clevenger, C.B.;
  
  1923
  
  Map: Scale 1 in = 1 mile
On the Forestry Conditions of Northern Wisconsin
- B001
  
  On the Forestry Conditions of Northern Wisconsin
  
  Roth, F.;
  
  1898
  
  Report: 78 p.

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