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Drift Prairies |
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North Dakota generally comprises of three physiographic divisions namely, the Red River Valley, the Drift Prairie, and the Missouri Plateau. Among the three geographic regions of North Dakota the Drift Prairies gives the look of a gentle land mostly influenced by the small rolling hills. The Drift Prairies are located on the western part of the Red River Valley in the center of the state. Pembina Escarpment in the north and the Coteau des Prairies in the south separates the Drift Prairies and the Red River Valley. On the south west of the Drift Prairies lies the Missouri Plateau. A close study will reveal the fact that some of the Drift Prairies is overlapped with the Missouri Plateau.
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The land of the Drift Prairies is generally hilly with an average elevations of 1,450 ft, broken by many shallow lakes and waterbodies. The small rock formations of the rugged Badlands were formed due to the erosion of the Little Missouri River. These formations are present in the prairie region as the Killdeer Mountains standing with buttes rising about 600 ft from the land.
The nature of soils vary in the region of North Dakota. The soil of the Drift Prairies region has deposition of glacial soils which are well suited for agricultural activity. Years of glacial silt has made the soil fertile enough for agriculture. Among the food crops that can be grown in this region, mention may be made of wheat and some small grains.
The Drift Prairies also constitutes of the Souris River Basin . The Souris River is also called the mouse river and flows in the Central part of North America. The length of the river is about 700 km and it originates in the Saskatchewan region passing through North Dakota and Manitoba. So besides being a very fertile land the Drift Prairies is also drained by the Souris River which makes the agricultural opportunity look towards immense productivity.
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