A Drumlinoid Hill, Story County, Iowa

Authors

L. A. Thomas, Iowa State CollegeFollow
K. M. Hussey, Iowa State CollegeFollow
C. J. Roy, Iowa State CollegeFollow

Document Type

Research

Abstract

This is a brief report on an interesting hill occurring on the Cary drift plain in central Story County. The hill is situated in sections 7 and 8, T. 84 N., R. 22 W., about four miles north of Nevada. It forms a conspicuous, isolated prominence in an area of several square miles of relatively featureless drift plain. The hill is about two miles long, and one-quarter mile wide. The long axis is directed northwest-southeast with an essentially even crest line. The maximum height of the hill above the adjacent plain is about 60 feet as shown on a profile along the road between sections 7 and 8. (See Figure 1) Our attention was first directed to the hill because of its distinctly lighter color as observed on air photos, its isolated occurrence, and its position with respect to drainage.

Publication Date

1955

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

62

Issue

1

First Page

361

Last Page

365

Copyright

©1955 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Thomas, L. A.; Hussey, K. M.; and Roy, C. J. (1955) "A Drumlinoid Hill, Story County, Iowa," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 62(1), 361-365.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol62/iss1/38