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Quaternary Geology of Vernon County, Wisconsin
The topography of the Driftless Area, which was never glaciated during the Quaternary Period, is dominated by fluvial incision into flat-lying Paleozoic bedrock, resulting in deep, dendritic valleys. Local relief reaches 115 meters. Sediment coring across the region reveals that the geology of unconsolidated surficial materials is often controlled by the...-
GIS Data for Quaternary Geology of Vernon County, Wisconsin [dataset 1]
2025
GIS Data: GeMS Level 3 file geodatabase (.gdb file format)
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Core Data for Quaternary Geology of Vernon County, Wisconsin [dataset 2]
2025
Data: Spreadsheet (.csv file format)
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Quaternary Geology of Waupaca County, Wisconsin
The Quaternary geologic map of Waupaca County, Wisconsin, provides details about the surficial sediment and landscapes that were formed underneath and adjacent to the Laurentide Ice Sheet during the late Wisconsin Glaciation (ca. 20,000 years before present). These landscapes include lowlands underlain by glacial and postglacial lake sediment, uplands...-
Geologic Log Data for Quaternary Geology of Waupaca County, Wisconsin [dataset 1]
2023
Data: Spreadsheets (.xlsx file format)
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GIS Data for Quaternary Geology of Waupaca County, Wisconsin [dataset 2]
2023
GIS Data: GeMS Level 3 file geodatabase (.gdb file format), shapefiles (.shp file format), GeoPackage (.gpkg file format)
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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...-
GIS data for the outline of the Driftless Area and similar terrains in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota
2023
GIS Data: Shapefiles (.shp file format)
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Page-sized and web-version maps of the Driftless Area and similar terrains in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota
2023
Map: Documents (.pdf file format), images (.tif file format)
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Hydrogeology of the sandy uplands of the Bayfield Peninsula, Wisconsin
The sandy uplands of the Bayfield Peninsula are primary contributors to regional groundwater recharge and provide baseflow to streams in the area. Few data exist, however, to characterize upland hydrogeology or its susceptibility to groundwater contamination. Here, data from two new cores and wells, one existing well, and a lake in the sandy uplands...-
Rotosonic core data from the sandy uplands of the Bayfield Peninsula, Wisconsin [dataset 1]
2022
Data: Spreadsheets (.csv file format)
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Water-level measurements from two monitoring wells in the sandy uplands of the Bayfield Peninsula, Wisconsin [dataset 2]
2022
Data: Spreadsheets (.csv file format)
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Quaternary Geology of Jefferson County, Wisconsin
The Quaternary geologic map of Jefferson County, Wisconsin, provides details about the surficial sediment and landscapes that were formed largely in the footprint of the Laurentide Ice Sheet's southern Green Bay Lobe during the late Wisconsin Glaciation (ca. 20,000 years before present). These landscapes include lowlands underlain by glacial and...-
GIS Data for Quaternary Geology of Jefferson County, Wisconsin [dataset 1]
2022
GIS Data: GeMS file geodatabase (.gdb file format), shapefiles (.shp file format)
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Quaternary Geology of Jefferson County, Wisconsin [plate 1]
2022
Map: 34.5 in x 18 in, scale 1:100,000
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Geologic map of the Castle Rock and Long Hollow 7.5-minute quadrangles, Grant County, Wisconsin
The geologic map of the Castle Rock and Long Hollow quadrangles includes 1:24,000 scale mapping of both surficial and bedrock geology. The accompanying report presents new observations about bedrock folds and fracture sets in this portion of the Driftless Area that lies just north of the main Upper Mississippi Valley zinc-lead mineral district. The...-
Geologic map of the Castle Rock and Long Hollow 7.5-minute quadrangles, Grant County, Wisconsin (revised 2022)
2022
Map: 48 in x 36 in, scale 1:24,000
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GIS data for the geologic map of the Castle Rock and Long Hollow 7.5-minute quadrangles, Grant County, Wisconsin [dataset 1]
2022
GIS Data: File geodatabase (.gdb file format)
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Quaternary Geology of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
The Quaternary geology of Fond du Lac County consists of glacial deposits and landforms dating to the last part of the Wisconsin Glaciation (ca. 20,000 to 12,000 yr BP) and nonglacial deposits and landforms of Holocene age (11,700 yr BP to present). Glacial till and meltwater sediment were deposited by the Green Bay and Lake Michigan Lobes of the...-
GIS Data for the Quaternary Geology of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin [dataset 2]
2021
GIS Data: GeMS Level 3 file geodatabase (.gdb file format), shapefiles (.shp file format)
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Quaternary Geology of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin [plate 1]
2021
Map: 32 in x 20.25 in, scale 1:100,000
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Quaternary Geology of Columbia, Green Lake, and Marquette Counties, Wisconsin
Columbia, Green Lake, and Marquette Counties were glaciated during the last ice age, and large areas were inundated with water from proglacial lakes and large meltwater rivers that occupied the valleys of the existing Wisconsin and Fox Rivers. These processes resulted in rolling upland hills, including drumlins punctuated by low-lying areas dominated by...-
GIS Data for the Quaternary Geology of Columbia, Green Lake, and Marquette Counties, Wisconsin [dataset 1]
2021
GIS Data: GeMS Level 3 file geodatabase (.gdb file format), shapefiles (.shp file format), GeoPackage (.gpkg file format)
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Quaternary Geology of Columbia, Green Lake, and Marquette Counties, Wisconsin [plate 1]
2021
Map: 35 in x 34 in, scale 1:100,000
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Glacial Landscapes of the Southern Green Bay Lobe and the Northern Kettle Moraine
Field trip guidebook from the International Glaciological Society Symposium on Glacial Erosion and Sedimentation, May 15, 2019. -
Central Sands Lakes Study: Annotated Bibliography
The authors of this open-file report scoured the literature for previous studies about the Central Sands area. This bibliography provides an overview of available research related to the hydrogeologic setting and water-budget components of the Central Sands Lakes Study (CSLS). -
Quaternary Geology of Calumet and Manitowoc Counties, Wisconsin
All of what is now Calumet and Manitowoc Counties was covered by ice during the last great glaciation, between 30,000 and 11,000 years ago. This bulletin explains the glacial history, interprets the deposits left behind, and portrays the distribution of the deposits on a map and cross sections. This report should be useful to planners and development...-
Quaternary Geology of Calumet and Manitowoc Counties, Wisconsin [GIS data]
2017
GIS Data: Shapefiles (.shp file format)
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Quaternary Geology of Calumet and Manitowoc Counties, Wisconsin [plate 1]
2017
Plate: 35.5 in x 29 in, scale 1:100,000
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Geologic Cross Sections of Calumet and Manitowoc Counties, Wisconsin [plate 2]
2017
Plate: 36.67 in x 36.67 in, scale 1:100,000
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Quaternary Geology of Door County, Wisconsin
Traces the complex glacial history of Door County. Map shows glacial units with shaded relief.-
Quaternary Geology of Door County, Wisconsin [GIS data]
2016
GIS Data: Shapefiles (.shp file format)
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Laurentide Ice Sheet: Ice-Margin Positions in Wisconsin
Series of 43 page-size maps showing the chronology of the last glaciation's advances and retreats across Wisconsin. Includes a brief discussion about how the maps were made, how lake positions were determined, as well as a list of selected references. -
Late Cenozoic Evolution of the Lower Wisconsin River Valley: Evidence for the Reversal of the River
Field trip guidebook describes the evidence suggesting that the Wisconsin River once flowed from west to east. (Prepared for the 2015 Geological Society of America North-Central Section Meeting.) -
TILLPRO: A Database Containing Physical Properties of Unlithified Sediment Samples
TILLPRO is a Micosoft Access database of physical properties for unlithified sediment samples collected in Wisconsin. The data compiled in the database includes grain size, shear strength, preconsolidation stress, plasticity, and hydraulic conductivity.-
TILLPRO: A Database Containing Physical Properties of Unlithified Sediment Samples
2008
Database: Microsoft Access database (.mdb file format)
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Late-Glacial History of East-Central Wisconsin
Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed. -
Groundwater Data Compilation for the Geneva Lake, Wisconsin, Area
Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed.-
Regional Overview, Geneva Lake Area, Walworth County, Wisconsin [plate 1]
2006
Map: 11 in x 17 in, scale 1:100,000
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Bedrock Geology, Geneva Lake Area, Walworth County, Wisconsin [plate 2]
2006
Map: 11 in x 17 in, scale 1:100,000
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Elevation of Bedrock Surface, Geneva Lake Area, Walworth County, Wisconsin [plate 3]
2006
Map: 11 in x 17 in, scale 1:100,000
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Depth to Bedrock (Thickness of Surficial Materials), Geneva Lake Area, Walworth County, Wisconsin [plate 4]
2006
Map: 11 in x 17 in, scale 1:100,000
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Water Table Elevation, Geneva Lake Area, Walworth County, Wisconsin [plate 5]
2006
Map: 11 in x 17 in, scale 1:100,000
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General Geology and Natural Resources of Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Field Trip Guide Book
Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed. -
Quaternary Geology in the Vicinity of the Bend Deposit, Taylor County, Wisconsin
Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed. -
Environments and Processes Along the Margin of the Laurentide Ice Sheet in North-Central Wisconsin: Guidebook for the 44th Midwest Friends of the Pleistocene Field Conference
Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed.
Publications Catalog
Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey
