Shrubs and Trees of Madison County

Authors

H. A. MuellerFollow

Document Type

Research

Abstract

Madison County is considered a prairie county, yet fully one-fourth of its area is covered with shrubs and trees of some description. The county is traversed from the west to the east by three medium-sized streams, North River, Middle River, and Clanton Creek; thus it is known as the "Three-river country." North River, with its two larger tributaries, North Branch and Cedar Creek, is situated in the north half of the county. The principal timber areas along these streams are in Douglas, Jefferson, and Union townships. Middle River flows through the central part, while its largest tributary, Clanton Creek, flows through the south half from the southwest to the northeast. The larger bodies of timber along these two streams lie principally in Lincoln, Scott, Walnut, and South Townships. Nearly three-fourths of South Township has been covered with timber. South River flows through a small portion of the southeast part. There is not much timber growing on this stream. Grand River, west of the Mississippi-Missouri divide, flows through the southwest corner of the county. Some timber is found along this stream and its branches.

Publication Date

1900

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Sciences

Volume

8

Issue

1

First Page

196

Last Page

204

Copyright

©1900 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Mueller, H. A. (1900) "Shrubs and Trees of Madison County," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 8(1), 196-204.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol8/iss1/28