More Or Less Loess
What is loess?
Loess is the anglicized version of a German word meaning "loose" or
"crumbly." This is a good description of loess soil. Loess tends to be yellow to
tan in color and is, basically, silt left behind by retreating glaciers. This silt was
then blown by wind into large mounds of loess, sort of like snow collecting
into drifts.
What's special about Iowa's Loess Hills?
Iowa's Loess Hills contain some of the thickest deposits of loess in the world.
The only other place where loess is found in such depth is China's Loess
Plateau.
Welcome!
to the web's definitive source on Iowa's Loess Hills and the neighboring
Missouri River Valley. Click on the Iowa and Nebraska links here or above to
begin your journey!
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Latest news:
Sioux City railroad exhibit gains additional funds
The Economic Development Committee of the Loess Hills Alliance is providing
$4,000 to help fund a building project in the Milwaukee Road Historic Shops
District of Sioux City. The grant to the Siouxland Historic Railroad Association will
help build a 5,000-square-foot structure. The building will house a model
railroad exhibit focusing on the engineering aspects of railroad construction with
a special emphasis on the challenges faced in crossing the Loess Hills.
For more information, click here to check out the complete story in the Sioux City
Journal.
