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  • Geology Picture of the Week, January 18-24, 2004

    01/21/2004 12:00:26 PM PST · by cogitator · 15 replies · 285+ views
    I thought about making this a WhereIsIt? subject, but I decided to talk about it instead. I grew up in Wisconsin, and visited Devil's Lake a few times. It's a very unique place situated in the middle of Wisconsin, and the geology of the place is very interesting. So here's an aerial view, a "bluff-level" view, and a description of the geology. Brief Geologic History (Baraboo Syncline) "Glaciation: The Baraboo region is a boundary between the driftless area to the west and glacial deposits to the east. As the glaciers progressed westward, a terminal moraine dammed the existing Wisconsin River....