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Rice County

Rice County. www.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rice_County_Minnesota_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Northfield_Highlighted.svg. Topography. http://www.co.rice.mn.us/uploadedcontent/forms/demmap.pdf. Climate. Dfb - Humid continental

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Rice County

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  1. Rice County www.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rice_County_Minnesota_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Northfield_Highlighted.svg

  2. Topography http://www.co.rice.mn.us/uploadedcontent/forms/demmap.pdf

  3. Climate Dfb- Humid continental This climate has warm, humid summers with storms occurring often. Winters are cold and frequently have snow precipitation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:USAClimates.PNG

  4. Average Temperature Temperatures were taken in Faribault, MN, Rice County. Highest temperature on record is 104 F in 1988. Lowest temperature on record is -36 F in 1972. http://justfood.coop/free-saplings-for-northfielders-just-food/ http://www.idcide.com/weather/mn/northfield.htm http://gogreentravelgreen.com/green-travel-news/where-we-are-now-belize-to-minnesota/

  5. Average Precipitation Measurements taken in Faribault, MN, Rice County. http://www.idcide.com/weather/mn/northfield.htm http://www.3dsmaxresources.com/tutorial_display.php?id_tut=16

  6. Bedrock Geology Prairie Du Chien Group- Made up of dolostone, sandstone and shale. The upper part of this group is a thin to medium, yellow gray dolostone that has scattered layers of quartzose sandstone and shale. The lower section has a medium to thick bedded, yellow, gray dolostone which contains some pockets of quartzose sandstone. Dolostone Bedrock ftp://mgssun6.mngs.umn.edu/pub3/c-9/c9_plt2_bedrock.pdf http://acad.carleton.edu/projects/ethanol/pdc-jaquifer.html

  7. Bedrock Geology Cont. Decorah, Plateville, and Glenwood Formations - made up of limestone, shale and dolostone. Decorah shale is grayish green, and has scattered beds of fine grained limestone in thin layers. http://home.att.net/~bjgoetteman/MNGeolColumn.html Platteville Formation is made up of limestone, and has very shale like dolostone mixed in with the limestone. http://home.att.net/~bjgoetteman/MNGeolColumn.html Glenwood Formation is greenish gray, sandy and has a layer of shale 3 to 5 feet thick. ftp://mgssun6.mngs.umn.edu/pub3/c-9/c9_plt2_bedrock.pdf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenwood_Shale

  8. More Bedrock Geology Franconia Fromation- sandstone Franconia, sandstone layer ftp://mgssun6.mngs.umn.edu/pub3/c-9/c9_plt2_bedrock.pdf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platteville_Limestone Jordan Sandstone- medium to coarse grained, friable, yellow, gray, quartzose sandstone with feldspathic sandstone in the mid to lower regions of the this formation. Jordan Sandstone http://www.crwp.net/About/AboutCRW.html

  9. Soil Eastern Half of Rice County Lester-Hamel- Le Sueur Kilkenny-Derrynane-Lerdal Racine-Littleton-Lindstrom Clarioin-Nicollet-Webster http://soildatamart.nrcs.usda.gov/Manuscripts/MN131/0/pdfmaps/gsm.pdf

  10. Soil Western half of Rice county Moland-Morton-Maxcrook Hayden-Le Sueur-Dundas Hayden-Hamel Racine-Kenyon-Nerwoods Kenyon-Klinger-Maxfield Estherville-Colo-Waukegan http://soildatamart.nrcs.usda.gov/Manuscripts/MN131/0/pdfmaps/gsm.pdf

  11. Soil Cont. http://soildatamart.nrcs.usda.gov/Manuscripts/MN131/0/pdfmaps/gsm.pdf Main soil content of Rice County

  12. Soil Cont. Loam (course loam)- sandy, course to fine sand. Alluvium Formed from moving water such as rivers, streams, etc. Colluvium Small to medium pebbles that are transported mainly by gravity. http://www.soils.umn.edu/academics/classes/soil2125/doc/lestrsw.htm Clay loam (Fine loam)-may contain sandy clay, silty clay or clay. Smallest particle of soil composition. http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/publications/documents/gtr-168/09-lisle.html Till(Glacial Till) Formed from the dragging of glacial activity. http://www.core.org.cn/OcwWeb/Civil-and-Environmental-Engineering/1-322Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm Silt loam (medium loam)- intermediate between course and fine loam. Very fine sand to courser clay loam. Parent Material Types Surface Material Types http://www.bcgrasslands.org/SiteCM/i/upload/04F0258613A64D5A1974E0ACF1ACFE69DCE75686.jpg Glaciolacustrine Deposit Formed from sediment layering in glacial lakes. http://www.earthscienceworld.org/images/search/results.html?Keyword=Glacial%20Lakes http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Agronomy/Department/soils/landjudg/intermed.htm

  13. Soil Erosion Areas more susceptible to high erosion rates. Three forms of water erosion. http://www.soils.umn.edu/academics/classes/soil2125/doc/s10chap3.htm http://www.co.rice.mn.us/uploadedcontent/forms/waterplan2.pdf http://www.soils.umn.edu/academics/classes/soil2125/doc/s10chap3.htm http://www.soils.umn.edu/academics/classes/soil2125/doc/s10chap3.htm

  14. Vegetation Prairie Wet Prairie Aspen-Oak Open Oaks and Barren Oaks Hardwoods (Oak, Hickory, Basswood) Water http://www.co.rice.mn.us/uploadedcontent/forms/originalvegetation.pdf

  15. Vegetation Cont. Prairie Wet Prairie Aspen-Oak Open Oak and Barren Hardwoods http://mnprairieroots.wordpress.com/2009/08/01/fishing-flowers-and-farming-rice-county-mn/ http://www.anokanaturalresources.com/res_mgnt/ecosystems/mesic_forest/mesic_images/WhtPineForest2.jpg http://www.wisconsinbirds.org/Plan/habitats/WetPrairie.htm http://anthropologylabs.umn.edu/wlana/first/part1/chapter1.php http://web4.msue.msu.edu/mnfi/abstracts/ecology/Oak-pine_barrens.pdf

  16. Land Features Seasonally Flooded basin Meadow Shallow marsh Deep Marsh Shallow open water Shrub Swamp Wooded Swamp Bogs Upland system http://www.co.rice.mn.us/uploadedcontent/forms/waterplan2.pdf

  17. Aquifers Bodies of water Aquifer Recharge Area Buried aquifer Exposed aquifer http://www.co.rice.mn.us/uploadedcontent/forms/naturalresources.pdf http://snr5.unl.edu/realtimewater/images/confined-unconfined-aquifer.gif

  18. Watersheds Cannon River River Lake Cannon River Watershed Minnesota River Watershed Zumbro River Watershed All three watersheds have a dendritic drainage pattern. http://www.co.rice.mn.us/uploadedcontent/forms/naturalresources.pdf

  19. Glaciers Laurentide Glacier Occurred between 95,000 and 20,000 years ago during the Quaternary Period Rice County after the Laurentide Glacier. The Laurentide Glacier left behind Till of the Bemis Moraine http://www.uleth.ca/vft/Oldman_River/Glaciation.jpg Des Moines Lobe http://www.d.umn.edu/~pmorton/4110/notes/001_Mn_Quaternary.pdf

  20. Esker Eskers are located in central and north central Rice county. They are formed when a glacier has a river running underneath it and when the glacier melts the river disappears and leaves an elevated river bed. http://jove.geol.niu.edu/faculty/fischer/429_info/429trips/NIF/Kame_Kettle_Esker_Formation_files/image007.jpg

  21. Moraine Bemis Moraine, which was formed from the Des Moines Lobe during the Laurentide Glacier. The Bemis Moraine is a lateral moraine that was created during the Laurentide Glacier on the eastern side of the Des Moines Lobe. http://plantsci.sdstate.edu/woodardh/geology/eastern/Glacial_Features_Large/glacial_features_large.htm

  22. Scarp Clear Channel Scarp Located mainly along the Cannon River. Scarp http://www.belmont.sd62.bc.ca/teacher/geology12/photos/erosion/LandSlideScarp.jpg

  23. Flat-Topped Hill Formed where saturated debris, unsorted by water filled low in the stagnant ice. Flat-Topped Hills are located in eastern Rice County. When the ice melts the debris is left behind creating a flat-topped hill. http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/diary/perched_lake.jpg

  24. Karst Photo inside a karst Active Transitional http://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/groundwater/karst.html Buried Karsts form from acidic rain flowing through the ground and dissolving limestone rock. http://www.co.rice.mn.us/uploadedcontent/forms/waterplan2.pdf http://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/groundwater/karst.html

  25. Wind Wind speed on average is between 16mph-18mph. Northfield in Rice County has several wind turbines. http://www-personal.umich.edu/~dopila/files/wind-turbine.jpg Rice County http://www.state.mn.us/mn/externalDocs/Commerce/80_Meter_Wind_Speed_013106115153_80MeterWindSpeed.pdf

  26. Rice County Rice county has a wide variety of physical features such as karsts and moraines. There is diverse vegetation which ranges from prairie to hardwood forests. Overall Rice County has a very unique history, climate and geology.

  27. Bibliography • www.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rice_County_Minnesota_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Northfield_Highlighted.svg • http://www.co.rice.mn.us/uploadedcontent/forms/demmap.pdf • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:USAClimates.PNG • http://www.idcide.com/weather/mn/northfield.htm • http://justfood.coop/free-saplings-for-northfielders-just-food/ • http://gogreentravelgreen.com/green-travel-news/where-we-are-now-belize-to-minnesota • http://www.idcide.com/weather/mn/northfield.htm • http://www.3dsmaxresources.com/tutorial_display.php?id_tut=16 • ftp://mgssun6.mngs.umn.edu/pub3/c-9/c9_plt2_bedrock.pdf • http://home.att.net/~bjgoetteman/MNGeolColumn.html • http://acad.carleton.edu/projects/ethanol/pdc-jaquifer.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenwood_Shale • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platteville_Limestone • http://www.crwp.net/About/AboutCRW.html • http://soildatamart.nrcs.usda.gov/Manuscripts/MN131/0/pdfmaps/gsm.pdf • http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/publications/documents/gtr-168/09-lisle.html • http://www.bcgrasslands.org/SiteCM/i/upload/04F0258613A64D5A1974E0ACF1ACFE69DCE75686.jpg • http://www.earthscienceworld.org/images/search/results.html?Keyword=Glacial%20Lakes • http://www.soils.umn.edu/academics/classes/soil2125/doc/lestrsw.htm • http://www.core.org.cn/OcwWeb/Civil-and-Environmental-Engineering/1-322Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm • http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Agronomy/Department/soils/landjudg/intermed.htm

  28. Bibliography • http://www.co.rice.mn.us/uploadedcontent/forms/waterplan2.pdf • http://www.soils.umn.edu/academics/classes/soil2125/doc/s10chap3.htm • http://www.co.rice.mn.us/uploadedcontent/forms/originalvegetation.pdf • http://www.anokanaturalresources.com/res_mgnt/ecosystems/mesic_forest/mesic_images/WhtPineForest2.jpg • http://web4.msue.msu.edu/mnfi/abstracts/ecology/Oak-pine_barrens.pdf • http://anthropologylabs.umn.edu/wlana/first/part1/chapter1.php • http://www.wisconsinbirds.org/Plan/habitats/WetPrairie.htm • http://mnprairieroots.wordpress.com/2009/08/01/fishing-flowers-and-farming-rice-county-mn • http://mnprairieroots.wordpress.com/2009/08/01/fishing-flowers-and-farming-rice-county-mn/ • http://www.co.rice.mn.us/uploadedcontent/forms/waterplan2.pdf • http://www.co.rice.mn.us/uploadedcontent/forms/naturalresources.pdf • http://snr5.unl.edu/realtimewater/images/confined-unconfined-aquifer.gif • http://www.uleth.ca/vft/Oldman_River/Glaciation.jpg • http://www.d.umn.edu/~pmorton/4110/notes/001_Mn_Quaternary.pdf • http://jove.geol.niu.edu/faculty/fischer/429_info/429trips/NIF/Kame_Kettle_Esker_Formation_files/image007.jpg • http://plantsci.sdstate.edu/woodardh/geology/eastern/Glacial_Features_Large/glacial_features_large.htm • http://www.belmont.sd62.bc.ca/teacher/geology12/photos/erosion/LandSlideScarp.jpg • http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/diary/perched_lake.jpg • http://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/groundwater/karst.html • http://www.co.rice.mn.us/uploadedcontent/forms/waterplan2.pdf • http://www.state.mn.us/mn/externalDocs/Commerce/80_Meter_Wind_Speed_013106115153_80MeterWindSpeed.pdf • http://www-personal.umich.edu/~dopila/files/wind-turbine.jpg

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