Sinkhole risk in Marathon 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%

The next step for one property

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

Across 1,545 square miles, under one square mile of Marathon County maps onto soluble rock. With about 139,091 residents (90 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 407 map points about 1.9 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.

Counties around Marathon County

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

Lincoln County, WI 30 mi north · 0% at surface
Portage County, WI 32 mi southeast · 0% at surface
Wood County, WI 33 mi southwest · 0% at surface
Langlade County, WI 42 mi northeast · 0% at surface
Taylor County, WI 42 mi northwest · 0% at surface
Clark County, WI 43 mi west · 0% at surface

Against the rest of Wisconsin

Marathon County ranks 47 of 72 in Wisconsin for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.