Sinkhole risk in Barron County, WI: No soluble rock mapped

No soluble rock mapped

No soluble bedrock mapped.

On soluble rock: 0%
At or near the surface: 0%
Buried under cover: 0%

What this means before you buy

No soluble bedrock is mapped here, so natural sinkholes are unlikely. Collapses from broken pipes or old mines are a separate risk.

Across 863 square miles, under one square mile of Barron County maps onto soluble rock. With about 46,810 residents (54 per square mile), much of the land is open, and the mapped rock may sit far from where people actually live. The figures come from 408 map points about 1.5 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.

Worth reading for this county: how these percentages are measured, and the warning signs that apply anywhere.

Counties around Barron County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Vernon County, WI, about 137 miles south. 4 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so this is a regional pattern rather than a local quirk.

Polk County, WI 29 mi west · 0% at surface
Washburn County, WI 32 mi north · 0% at surface
Dunn County, WI 34 mi south · 2% at surface
Rusk County, WI 35 mi east · 0% at surface
Chippewa County, WI 38 mi southeast · 0% at surface
Burnett County, WI 39 mi northwest · 0% at surface

Against the rest of Wisconsin

Barron County ranks 27 of 72 in Wisconsin for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.