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Northern Lakes and Forests

Last updated: March 25th, 2022

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Name	†	Color on Map	EPA Code‡
Lake Superior Clay Plain	✓		50a
Menominee-Drummond Lakeshore	…		50aa
Cheboygan Lake Plain	✓		50ab
Onaway Moraines	✓		50ac
Vanderbilt Moraines	✓		50ad
Mio Plateau	✓		50ae
Cadillac Hummocky Moraines	✓		50af
Newaygo Barrens	✓		50ag
Tawas Lake Plain	✓		50ah
Minnesota/Wisconsin Upland Till Plain	∅		50b
St. Croix Pine Barrens	…		50c
Superior Mineral Ranges	✓		50d
Chequamegon Moraines and Outwash Plain	…		50e
Blue Hills	…		50f
Chippewa Lobe Rocky Ground Moraines	…		50g
Perkinstown End Moraines	…		50h
Northern Wisconsin Highlands Lakes Country	…		50i
Brule and Paint River Drumlins	…		50j
Wisconsin/Michigan Pine Barrens	…		50k
Menominee Drumlins and Ground Moraine	…		50l
Mesabi Range	∅		50m
Boundary Lakes and Hills	∅		50n
Glacial Lakes Upham and Aitkin	∅		50o
Toimi Drumlins	∅		50p
Itasca and St. Louis Moraines	∅		50q
Chippewa Plains	∅		50r
Nashwauk/Marcell Moraines and Uplands	∅		50s
North Shore Highlands	∅		50t
Keweenaw-Baraga Moraines	…		50u
Winegar Dead Ice Moraine	…		50v
Michigamme Highland	…		50w
Grand Marais Lakeshore	✓		50x
Seney-Tahquamenon Sand Plain	…		50y
Rudyard Clay Plain	…		50z

† Status: ✓ = Complete ○ = Needs Image … = Incomplete ∅ = Stub Only

‡ This code refers to the US EPA's Level 4 ecoregion codes for the continental U.S., see here.

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74%

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29%

Complete w/ Images

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