MLRA 112 - Cherokee Prairies Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma 59,410 km2 (22,940 mi2)

Elevation and Topography:
Elevation ranges from 100 to 400 m. These gently sloping to rolling dissected plains are underlain by sandstone, shale, and limestone. The northern part has a thin mantle of loess. Even though the area is thoroughly dissected, local relief is in meters, and large valleys are about 25 m below the adjacent uplands.

12/16/98