The Loess Hills are a formation of wind-deposited loess soil in the westernmost parts of Iowa and Missouri, and the easternmost parts of Nebraska and Kansas, along the Missouri River. The Loess Hills are generally located between 1 and 15 miles east of the Missouri River channel. The Loess Hills rise 200 feet above the flat plains forming a …
The Loess Hills are a formation of wind-deposited loess soil in the westernmost parts of Iowa and Missouri, and the easternmost parts of Nebraska and Kansas, along the Missouri River. The Loess Hills are generally located between 1 and 15 miles east of the Missouri River channel. The Loess Hills rise 200 feet above the flat plains forming a narrow band running north–south 200 miles along the Missouri River. These hills are the first rise in land beyond the floodplain, forming something of a "front range" for Iowa, and parts of Missouri and Nebraska adjacent to the Missouri River. The Loess land formations of Iowa extend north into South Dakota and is a feature of three state Parks in South Eastern South Dakota. Union Grove State Park, Newton Hills State Park and Blood Run State Park.
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