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Exploration of Minnesota's Elk River Watershed Ecology

Discover the diverse geological formations and lush forests of Elk River watershed in Minnesota. Explore the region's glaciers, rivers, and soil types, and learn about its unique ecological classification and climate.

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Exploration of Minnesota's Elk River Watershed Ecology

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  1. Elk river quad sherburne Alex Larrabee

  2. http://pics4.city-data.com/mapszip/zma17899.png Location http://www.ltanet.org/landtrustdirectory/minnesota27.gif

  3. eskers http://ougseurope.org/rockon/surface/eskers.asp

  4. http://www.americaswetlandresources.com/background_facts/detailedstory/images/clip_image007.jpghttp://www.americaswetlandresources.com/background_facts/detailedstory/images/clip_image007.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Point_bar_and_cut_bank.jpg Rivers Mississippi River http://www.tol.ca/files/web_images/engineering/environment/Slope_Page_Info/cut-bank.jpg

  5. Scour marks http://www.toptenz.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/mississippi-river.jpg

  6. Watershed http://www.gda.state.mn.us/maps/RiverBasins.gif The region or area drained by a river, stream, etc.; drainage area. – dictionary.com http://www.epa.gov/watershed/images/watershedsched.gif http://ahoy.tk-jk.net/RiverImages/MississippiRiverBasin.jpg

  7. North West quarter Till over ice-contact deposits: Consist of poorly sorted sand and gravel; layers of silty sand to cobble gravel; little to no shale; deposited be meltwater flowing on, under, or adjacent to the ice. iw Ice-walled lake deposits: Lacustrine sediment consisting of predominantly very fine- to medium-grained sand. Interpreted to have been deposited in a lake within stagnant ice. As the ice melted, the lake sediment remained as a high plateau on the landscape. gsi

  8. North east quarter Till/sand complex: Mixture of sediments including till, ice-contact sand and gravel, and minor lacustrine deposits Glacial lake deposits: Lacustrine sediment consisting of very fine- to medium-grained sand; no gravel. In places the fine-grained sand has been sculpted by wind to form dunes. gl gc

  9. South west quarter Till- Unsorted sediment consisting of pebbles (abundant, cobbles (common), and boulders (rare) in a loamy matrix; pockets of silt, sand,and gravel in places. Alluvium – terrace deposits: Fluvial sediments laid down during early, high stages of the Mississippi River and preserved as terraces above the modern floodplain. Predominantly medium – to coarse-grained sand with up to 40 percent gravel. tl dt

  10. South east quarter Alluvium – terrace deposits: Fluvial sediments laid down during early, high stages of the Mississippi River and preserved as terraces above the modern floodplain. Predominantly medium – to coarse-grained sand with up to 40 percent gravel. tc tu Alluvium – floodplain deposits: River-channel, overbank, and slackwater sediments consisting predominantly medium- to coarse-grained sand; interbedded with sandy loam to silt loam; layers of sand and gravel. Organic debris may be disseminated in the sediments and/or form discrete peat beds. al tl

  11. Water – well http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/watermgt/wc/Subjects/SrceProt/Ground/images/Priv_wells.jpg

  12. Ice margin http://www.anokanaturalresources.com/soil/geo_his_sandplain.htm

  13. Irregular trough

  14. Soil Acidity http://s3.hubimg.com/u/2318886_f520.jpg

  15. Climate http://www.tufts.edu/med/informid/images/seasonality/article1-Koppen_climate-500.gif http://www.climate-charts.com/blog/wp-images/2008mar01/World_Koppen_Map-638-422.png

  16. DfaHumid ContinentalHumid with severe winter, no dry season, hot summer http://www.tufts.edu/med/informid/images/seasonality/article1-Koppen_climate-500.gif

  17. DfbHumid ContinentalHumid with severe winter, no dry season, hot summer http://www.tufts.edu/med/informid/images/seasonality/article1-Koppen_climate-500.gif

  18. Minneapolis Climograph http://drought.unl.edu/whatis/climographs/MinneapolisANC.htm

  19. Elk river weather Degrees in Fahrenheit http://countrystudies.us/united-states/weather/minnesota/elk-river.htm

  20. Forecast/weather 5-2-2010 http://www.wunderground.com/US/MN/Elk_River.html

  21. Forecast/weather http://maps.weather.com/images/maps/current/cur_nc_720x486.jpg

  22. Ecological classification system http://svinetfc4.fs.fed.us/research/section/regions.jpg Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province (222) http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/ecs/index.html http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/ecs/index.html

  23. Ecological classification system Minnesota and Northeast Iowa MorainalSection (222M) Anoka Sand Plain Subsection (222Mc) http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/ecs/222M/index.html

  24. Anoka Sand Plain Landform: Consists of a sandy lake plain. Also found are small sand dunes, kettle lakes and tunnel valleys. Some ground and end moraine . Sandy terraces formed y the Mississippi River. Bedrock Geology: Cambrian and Ordovician dolomite, sandstone, and shale. Can be found exposed in St. Cloud. Shale http://www.hastingsfossils.co.uk/Hastings-Fossils/Dscf0678.jpg Sandstone Dolomite http://energytechstocks.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/shale-rock330.jpg http://www.rocks-rock.com/dolomite.jpg A kettle lake http://www.scienceclarified.com/images/uesc_06_img0334.jpg

  25. Minnesota bedrock • Sedimentary Rock • Limestone • Shale • - Sandstone http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Bedrock_geology_of_Minnesota.gif

  26. Global soil regions http://soils.usda.gov/use/worldsoils/mapindex/order.html

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