Sinkhole risk in Chippewa 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 1,008 square miles, under one square mile of Chippewa County maps onto soluble rock. With about 67,323 residents (67 per square mile), homes are spread across towns and farmland, and a mapped unit may or may not reach the developed parts. The figures come from 372 map points about 1.6 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.

Counties around Chippewa County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Vernon County, WI, about 104 miles south. 5 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so this is a regional pattern rather than a local quirk.

Eau Claire County, WI 24 mi south · 0% at surface
Rusk County, WI 29 mi north · 0% at surface
Dunn County, WI 31 mi west · 2% at surface
Barron County, WI 38 mi northwest · 0% at surface
Taylor County, WI 39 mi east · 0% at surface
Clark County, WI 40 mi southeast · 0% at surface

Against the rest of Wisconsin

Chippewa County ranks 31 of 72 in Wisconsin for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.