The Humboldt Stages of the Wisconsin Glaciation in Iowa

Authors

John E. Smith, Iowa State CollegeFollow

Document Type

Research

Abstract

The Humboldt stages, like the Algona stages consist of a series of recessional moraines some of which are smaller than others, and some of which are poorly defined and irregular or missing in places. They are somewhat concentrically parallel to each other and are disposed at distances varying from two to eight miles apart along a main axial direction which extends southward near the east branch of the Des Moines river from southern Kossuth county to Humboldt, and along the Des Moines river south of Humboldt to Fort Dodge. Toward the places of union with the Gary moraine both eastward and westward the several moraines of this group converge to some extent.

Publication Date

1924

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

31

Issue

1

First Page

338

Last Page

339

Copyright

©1924 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Smith, John E. (1924) "The Humboldt Stages of the Wisconsin Glaciation in Iowa," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 31(1), 338-339.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol31/iss1/104