Sinkhole risk in Jackson 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 to do about a house in Jackson County

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

Across 988 square miles, under one square mile of Jackson County maps onto soluble rock. With about 21,027 residents (21 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 255 map points about 2.0 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 Jackson County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Vernon County, WI, about 50 miles south. 3 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band; the ground changes quickly around here.

Monroe County, WI 28 mi south · 16% at surface
Trempealeau County, WI 28 mi west · 5% at surface
Clark County, WI 30 mi north · 0% at surface
La Crosse County, WI 33 mi southwest · 22% at surface
Eau Claire County, WI 37 mi northwest · 0% at surface
Wood County, WI 39 mi east · 0% at surface

Against the rest of Wisconsin

Jackson County ranks 41 of 72 in Wisconsin for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.