Chisago County

Canoe and Kayak, St. Coix River, Wild River State Park, near

Almelund, Minnesota

Chisago County

World's Largest Walleye? Rush City, Minnesota

Creek feeding into the Rum River

St. Croix River,Taylor Falls

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Jarrod L. Hamlin

Enjoy the beautiful sites here in

Chisago county

Location of Chisago county

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Temperature’s in Chisago county

The mean temperature for the year in Chisago county is 42⁰F

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Temperature’s in Chisago county

The mean temperature for July in Chisago county is 68⁰F

The mean temperature for January in Chisago county is 9⁰F

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Rum River Monitoring Station

A gauging station is used to measure and keep track of water levels just like this picture of the rum river. This stations and many other s let Us know if a flood is on its way.

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The earths crust

Below the land in Chisago county there is liquid rock !!we are just floating on a big land islands!!

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Fault lines

Fault lines are many in Minnesota but have no worries there has been no recorded earthquakes in Chisagocounty

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Bedrock

Most of Chisago county is made up of sandstoneShale and some carbonate.

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What the county is made of

sandstone Shale carbonate

-variety of sedimentaryRock consisting largely Of mineral partials of Sand grade size

-fissile, sedimentary rockOf mud or clay composition, Showing lamination.

-minerals that areCarbonate compoundsOf calcium or magnesium or both

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Meandering river

St. Croix River, Wild River State Park

Meandering is when a riverBends back and forth building Deposits and eroding the bank back and forth

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St Croix bordering Chisago county(MN) and Wisconsin

Chisago county (MN)

Loser Wisconsin

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Lakes in Chisago countyThere are many activities to do with lakes.

Here is a list of lakes in Chisago county. There are more smaller lakes not listed.

kroon lake, green lake, Chisago lake, south center lake, south lindstrom lake, little lake, north center lake, sunrise lake, fish lake, goose lake, horse shoe lake, and rush lake

Fishing

TanningWater skiing

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Rivers in Chisago countyTwo rivers in Chisago county are the St Croix river and the Sunrise river

The St Croix borders the County of Chisago

Go boating

Enjoy fishing

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Take a trip to Wild River State Park

From I-35, take State Highway 95 to County Road 12. Drive 3 miles on County Road 12 to park entrance.

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You can see the river shore made of rocks sand ect.

The rock was carried by the river onto the shore

At wild river state park

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Streams carry their load as dissolved, suspended, and bed load.Suspended load is kept in suspension by turbulence. Bed load Moves by sliding or rolling.

This is a diagram showing how a river carries rock (load)

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You can see how the St Croix cut through the land and left its mark.

Also at wild river state park

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How it “cuts” through

The cut bank(erosion) is where the waterErodes down the soil and the point bar(deposition) is where there is less current and it deposits back that same soil

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Ox-bow lakes

A Meandering riverA formed ox-bow lake

A ox-bow lake is formed when a meandering river develop narrow necks , whichAre cut through shortening the river coarse and leaving behind an abandoned meander loop. This is called a cut off.

Oxbow-lake in Chisago county

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The Ice Age

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Subglacial and englacial drainage/streams

When Chisago county was under ice there was many areas that had Streams or drainage under the ice sheet this created eskers.

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Eskers in Chisago county

This is a nice looking esker( not in Chisago county)

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Glacial Erratic

If your walking along Chisago county and you see a boulder that looks way Out of place, it probably is. Its called an erratic.

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Glacial erratic (cont.)

A Glacial erratic happens when aIce sheet is moving and picks up A boulder and carries it far from It origin and when the glacier melts It leaves this huge out of place Boulder. The diagram helps underStand the process. It is showing The melting phase a, b, and c . If you go backwards c, b, and than aYou get the pick up process.

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Basic Map

Just like theName impliesThis map is Simple and easyTo read

You miss a lot Of details you Just get the basics

Pro’s Con’s

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Hybrid Map

You get the easyTo read aspect And you get theRealistic detailsThat might beEasier for youTo relate with.

You don’t get as much technical Detail.

Pro’s Con’s

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Topographic Map

You get the technical side of the map and can Get a good idea Of the terainWith the heightIndications.

Complicated to Read and isn't very Visually appealing

Pro’s Con’s

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Geology map of Chisago county

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ART INSTRUCTOR JEFF KNAPP

“Today you’ll be doing another booklet”

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Strahler

Credit where Credit is due

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