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covering the adjacent uplands and depressions. Where they have been cored, the ridges underlying the loess consist of well-sorted sand on the order of 3–5 meters (9.8–16.4 ft) thick. Also buried by loess beneath the surface of the
Rainwater Basin wetland region are the relict channel belt of the Pleistocene Platte River and relict fields of sand dunes. The original Rainwater Basins are associated with both of these buried Pleistocene landscapes.
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depressions, which are irregular in shape and do not exhibit any orientation, range from about 0.1–30-hectare (0.25–74.13-acre) in size. Their bottoms generally lie less than 3 feet (0.91 m) below the surrounding land surface at their lowest point. Most of these smaller depressions have been
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Rainwater Basins, the crescent-shaped ridges (lunettes) are also blanketed by loess. Although a complete sequence of Peoria loess overlying Gilman Canyon Formation and associated paleosols cover the ridges, the overall thickness of loess is slightly thinner than the loess
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Nebraska. The majority of them lie to the south of the Platte River. Prior to European settlement, there were nearly 4,000 of these wetlands totaling up 40,500-hectare (100,000-acre). The smaller,
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purposes. Many of the remaining sites have been set aside by government agencies and non-profit organizations; today, there are 84 publicly owned
Rainwater Basin sites, totaling 11,600-hectare (29,000-acre) of protected wildlife habitat.
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landforms that have migrated upward in elevation as successive layers of glacial-age loess have accumulated and intercalated soils sporadically formed.
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Division (Nebraska Geological Survey), School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. scale 1:24,000, supplement.
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Division (Nebraska Geological Survey), School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. scale 1:24,000, supplement.
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Origin and paleoclimatic significance of late Quaternary loess in Nebraska: Evidence from stratigraphy, chronology, sedimentology, and geochemistry.
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Muhs, D.R., E.A. Bettis III, J.N. Aleinikoff, J.P. McGeehin, J. Beann, G. Skipp, B.D. Marshall, H.M. Roberts, W.C. Johnson, and R. Benton. (2008)
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Combination of shaded relief and natural color orthophoto map illustrating Rainwater Basins found around Clay Center, Clay County, Nebraska.
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Bignell Loess in which the modern soil has developed. This loess sequence lies upon a paleosol developed in the
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Surficial Geology of the Kearney SW 7.5 Minute Quadrangle, Nebraska: Version 1.0.
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Dillon, J.S., Hanson, P.R., Larsen, , A.K., Raymond, C., and Howard, L.M., 2016.
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Surficial Geology of the Fairmont 7.5 Minute Quadrangle, Nebraska. Version 1.0
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An overview of shorebird migration in the Eastern Rainwater Basin, Nebraska.
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Analysis of the rainbasin depressions of Clay County, Nebraska.
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Geological Society of America Bulletin. 120(11/12):1378–1407.
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The Rainwater Basin wetland region is a prime location for
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Guide to Nebraska’s wetlands and their conservation needs
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Complex of wetlands across a 21-county area of Nebraska
886:. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2004. Archived from
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850:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40498-7_4
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594:Kaul, R.B., and Rolfsmeier, S.B., 1983.
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3118:Landforms of Saline County, Nebraska
3113:Landforms of Phelps County, Nebraska
3093:Landforms of Gosper County, Nebraska
908:. Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
842:The Central and Southern Great Plain
809:Maat, P.B. and Johnson, W.C., 1996.
31:IV (habitat/species management area)
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950:Last of the Rainwater Basins
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1072:Congressional districts
612:Jorgensen, J.G., 2004.
581:Jorgensen, J.G., 2012.
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1067:Supreme Court justices
816:, 17(1-3), pp.115-128.
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936:"The Rainwater Basin"
697:Great Plains Research
670:Rainwater Basin Facts
563:Krueger, J.P., 1986.
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2507:Red Willow Reservoir
740:Kuzila, M.S., 1988.
690:Kuzila, M.S., 1994.
630:LaGrange, T., 1997.
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58:Show map of Nebraska
2998:Regions of Nebraska
2972:U.S. Virgin Islands
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2241:Ashfall Fossil Beds
2120:National Wilderness
2072:National Grasslands
1863:Nebraska portal
1099:Tourist attractions
727:Starks, P.J. 1984.
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339:Kearney, Nebraska
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258:. To the west, a
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2387:Fort Kearny
2372:Dead Timber
2317:Bowman Lake
2271:Fort Kearny
2246:Arbor Lodge
2220:Smith Falls
2200:Indian Cave
2178:State Parks
1999:Boyer Chute
1356:Scottsbluff
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2845:New Jersey
2720:California
2567:Two Rivers
2547:Stagecoach
2497:Pibel Lake
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2447:Louisville
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2236:Ash Hollow
2110:Pine Ridge
1961:California
1824:Washington
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1233:Pine Ridge
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2905:Tennessee
2810:Minnesota
2785:Louisiana
2442:Long Pine
2437:Long Lake
2357:Conestoga
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1938:Homestead
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1654:Lancaster
1639:Keya Paha
1619:Jefferson
1599:Hitchcock
1414:Box Butte
1351:Papillion
1321:Lexington
1248:Siouxland
1243:Sandhills
1228:Panhandle
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1150:Education
1037:Governors
1027:Geography
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495:paleosols
222:, called
2925:Virginia
2875:Oklahoma
2855:New York
2830:Nebraska
2820:Missouri
2805:Michigan
2795:Maryland
2780:Kentucky
2760:Illinois
2735:Delaware
2725:Colorado
2715:Arkansas
2612:Windmill
2527:Rockford
2352:Cheyenne
2312:Bluestem
2205:Niobrara
2156:Niobrara
2151:Missouri
2057:Nebraska
1908:Nebraska
1814:Thurston
1784:Sheridan
1769:Saunders
1704:Nuckolls
1584:Hamilton
1559:Garfield
1539:Frontier
1534:Franklin
1529:Fillmore
1464:Cheyenne
1389:Antelope
1376:Counties
1316:La Vista
1306:Hastings
1286:Columbus
1281:Bellevue
1276:Beatrice
1271:Alliance
1175:Politics
1160:Gun laws
1120:Cannabis
1115:Abortion
994:Nebraska
503:Holocene
448:breached
368:Killdeer
272:soybeans
220:wetlands
202:Nebraska
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2765:Indiana
2745:Georgia
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2710:Arizona
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2597:War Axe
2502:Pioneer
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1834:Webster
1799:Stanton
1789:Sherman
1719:Perkins
1689:Morrill
1684:Merrick
1674:Madison
1659:Lincoln
1644:Kimball
1629:Kearney
1624:Johnson
1574:Greeley
1519:Douglas
1429:Buffalo
1336:Norfolk
1326:Lincoln
1311:Kearney
1291:Fremont
1223:Outback
1185:Regions
1145:Economy
1135:Culture
1108:Society
1094:Symbols
1079:History
1004:Lincoln
514:gravels
507:fluvial
491:loesses
487:gravels
480:fluvial
452:lunette
439:pothole
418:Greater
378:Mallard
335:Wyoming
248:marshes
236:lagoons
210:prairie
177:Website
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2835:Nevada
2775:Kansas
2750:Hawaii
2705:Alaska
2577:Verdon
2487:Pawnee
2297:Arnold
2080:Oglala
2009:DeSoto
1976:Oregon
1971:Mormon
1819:Valley
1809:Thomas
1804:Thayer
1779:Seward
1759:Saline
1734:Platte
1729:Pierce
1724:Phelps
1714:Pawnee
1699:Nemaha
1614:Howard
1609:Hooker
1589:Harlan
1564:Gosper
1554:Garden
1544:Furnas
1499:Dawson
1489:Dakota
1484:Custer
1479:Cuming
1474:Colfax
1459:Cherry
1439:Butler
1404:Blaine
1399:Banner
1394:Arthur
1331:McCook
1296:Gering
1089:People
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2790:Maine
2755:Idaho
2215:Ponca
2170:State
1829:Wayne
1794:Sioux
1764:Sarpy
1694:Nance
1664:Logan
1634:Keith
1594:Hayes
1569:Grant
1524:Dundy
1514:Dodge
1509:Dixon
1504:Deuel
1494:Dawes
1454:Chase
1449:Cedar
1424:Brown
1409:Boone
1384:Adams
1346:Omaha
1130:Crime
1084:Music
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1739:Polk
1709:Otoe
1669:Loup
1649:Knox
1604:Holt
1579:Hall
1549:Gage
1469:Clay
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1419:Boyd
1366:York
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