Badger Army Ammunition Plant - Geology

Geology

Badger is located on the terminal moraine of the outwash plain of a glacier which stopped in the area during the Wisconsin Glaciation approximately 12,000 years ago. The bedrock in the area consists of quartzite, sandstone, shale, and limestone. Groundwater flow is influenced by the Baraboo Hills to the north and the Wisconsin River to the east.

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