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Glaciated Wabash Lowlands

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The Glaciated Wabash Lowlands ecoregion is often mantled by till or windblown silt and sand. The loamy to sandy till deposits are pre-Wisconsinan in age and are older and more leached than the glacial drift of Ecoregions 54a and 55b. The original vegetation included beech forest and oak-hickory forest; relict sand dunes sometimes supported prairies. Today, the productive soils support corn, soybean, wheat, and vegetable farming; scattered woodlands and surface coal mines also occur. Many streams have gravel bottoms, riffles, and associated fauna; they are less sluggish than the streams of Ecoregion 72c.

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